diff --git a/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64 b/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64
index 30a0d2617ae7..bfd0cf342d95 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64
+++ b/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64
@@ -224,7 +224,19 @@ device		cue		# CATC USB Ethernet
 device		kue		# Kawasaki LSI USB Ethernet
 
 # Wireless NIC cards
-options 	IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH
+device		wlan		# 802.11 support
+options		IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH	# enable 802.11s draft support
+options		IEEE80211_DEBUG	# enable debug msgs
+device		wlan_wep	# 802.11 WEP support
+device		wlan_ccmp	# 802.11 CCMP support
+device		wlan_tkip	# 802.11 TKIP support
+device		wlan_amrr	# AMRR transmit rate control algorithm
+device		ath		# Atheros NICs
+device		ath_pci		# Atheros pci/cardbus glue
+device		ath_hal		# pci/cardbus chip support
+options		AH_AR5416_INTERRUPT_MITIGATION	# AR5416 interrupt mitigation
+options		ATH_ENABLE_11N	# Enable 802.11n support for AR5416 and later
+device		ath_rate_sample	# SampleRate tx rate control for ath
 
 # FireWire support
 device		firewire	# FireWire bus code
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64LE b/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64LE
index c60043e73979..5e6d26c4a775 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64LE
+++ b/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64LE
@@ -220,7 +220,19 @@ device		cue		# CATC USB Ethernet
 device		kue		# Kawasaki LSI USB Ethernet
 
 # Wireless NIC cards
-options 	IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH
+device		wlan		# 802.11 support
+options		IEEE80211_SUPPORT_MESH	# enable 802.11s draft support
+options		IEEE80211_DEBUG	# enable debug msgs
+device		wlan_wep	# 802.11 WEP support
+device		wlan_ccmp	# 802.11 CCMP support
+device		wlan_tkip	# 802.11 TKIP support
+device		wlan_amrr	# AMRR transmit rate control algorithm
+device		ath		# Atheros NICs
+device		ath_pci		# Atheros pci/cardbus glue
+device		ath_hal		# pci/cardbus chip support
+options		AH_AR5416_INTERRUPT_MITIGATION	# AR5416 interrupt mitigation
+options		ATH_ENABLE_11N	# Enable 802.11n support for AR5416 and later
+device		ath_rate_sample	# SampleRate tx rate control for ath
 
 # FireWire support
 device		firewire	# FireWire bus code