diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-core.c b/net/wireless/wext-core.c
index 6250b1cfcde5..dbb2738e356a 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-core.c
@@ -958,8 +958,29 @@ static int wireless_process_ioctl(struct net *net, struct ifreq *ifr,
 			return private(dev, iwr, cmd, info, handler);
 	}
 	/* Old driver API : call driver ioctl handler */
-	if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_do_ioctl)
-		return dev->netdev_ops->ndo_do_ioctl(dev, ifr, cmd);
+	if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_do_ioctl) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+		if (info->flags & IW_REQUEST_FLAG_COMPAT) {
+			int ret = 0;
+			struct iwreq iwr_lcl;
+			struct compat_iw_point *iwp_compat = (void *) &iwr->u.data;
+
+			memcpy(&iwr_lcl, iwr, sizeof(struct iwreq));
+			iwr_lcl.u.data.pointer = compat_ptr(iwp_compat->pointer);
+			iwr_lcl.u.data.length = iwp_compat->length;
+			iwr_lcl.u.data.flags = iwp_compat->flags;
+
+			ret = dev->netdev_ops->ndo_do_ioctl(dev, (void *) &iwr_lcl, cmd);
+
+			iwp_compat->pointer = ptr_to_compat(iwr_lcl.u.data.pointer);
+			iwp_compat->length = iwr_lcl.u.data.length;
+			iwp_compat->flags = iwr_lcl.u.data.flags;
+
+			return ret;
+		} else
+#endif
+			return dev->netdev_ops->ndo_do_ioctl(dev, ifr, cmd);
+	}
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }