diff -urN madwifi-0.9.2.old/ath/if_ath.c madwifi-0.9.2.dev/ath/if_ath.c
--- madwifi-0.9.2.old/ath/if_ath.c	2006-08-29 17:49:50.000000000 +0200
+++ madwifi-0.9.2.dev/ath/if_ath.c	2006-08-29 17:49:50.000000000 +0200
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
 	struct ath_hal *ah;
 	HAL_STATUS status;
 	int error = 0, i;
-	int autocreatemode = IEEE80211_M_STA;
+	int autocreatemode = IEEE80211_M_HOSTAP;
 	u_int8_t csz;
 
 	sc->devid = devid;