diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
index b03b22c47b18..b4260bfb6cb4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ struct rt2x00lib_ops {
  */
 struct rt2x00_ops {
 	const char *name;
+	const unsigned int drv_data_size;
 	const unsigned int max_sta_intf;
 	const unsigned int max_ap_intf;
 	const unsigned int eeprom_size;
@@ -741,6 +742,11 @@ struct rt2x00_dev {
 	 */
 	const struct rt2x00_ops *ops;
 
+	/*
+	 * Driver data.
+	 */
+	void *drv_data;
+
 	/*
 	 * IEEE80211 control structure.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index c3e1aa7c1a80..bae5b01299ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -1121,6 +1121,18 @@ int rt2x00lib_probe_dev(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 {
 	int retval = -ENOMEM;
 
+	/*
+	 * Allocate the driver data memory, if necessary.
+	 */
+	if (rt2x00dev->ops->drv_data_size > 0) {
+		rt2x00dev->drv_data = kzalloc(rt2x00dev->ops->drv_data_size,
+			                      GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!rt2x00dev->drv_data) {
+			retval = -ENOMEM;
+			goto exit;
+		}
+	}
+
 	spin_lock_init(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock);
 	mutex_init(&rt2x00dev->csr_mutex);
 
@@ -1261,6 +1273,12 @@ void rt2x00lib_remove_dev(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 	 * Free queue structures.
 	 */
 	rt2x00queue_free(rt2x00dev);
+
+	/*
+	 * Free the driver data.
+	 */
+	if (rt2x00dev->drv_data)
+		kfree(rt2x00dev->drv_data);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00lib_remove_dev);