--- a/net/wireless/wext-core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-core.c
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@
 subsys_initcall(wireless_nlevent_init);
 
 /* Process events generated by the wireless layer or the driver. */
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,24))
 static void wireless_nlevent_process(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -382,6 +383,20 @@
 
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
+#else
+static void wireless_nlevent_process(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct net *net;
+
+	rtnl_lock();
+
+	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&net->wext_nlevents)))
+		rtnl_notify(skb, 0, RTNLGRP_LINK, NULL, GFP_ATOMIC);
+
+	rtnl_unlock();
+}
+#endif
 
 static DECLARE_WORK(wireless_nlevent_work, wireless_nlevent_process);