diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Makefile
index 03837ff54312..3bbd38358d53 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_IWL3945)	+= iwl3945.o
 iwl3945-objs		= iwl3945-base.o iwl-3945.o iwl-3945-rs.o
-CFLAGS_iwl3945-base.o	= -DIWL=3945
-CFLAGS_iwl-3945.o	= -DIWL=3945
-CFLAGS_iwl-3945-rs.o	= -DIWL=3945
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_IWL4965)	+= iwl4965.o
 iwl4965-objs		= iwl4965-base.o iwl-4965.o iwl-4965-rs.o
-CFLAGS_iwl4965-base.o	= -DIWL=4965
-CFLAGS_iwl-4965.o	= -DIWL=4965
-CFLAGS_iwl-4965-rs.o	= -DIWL=4965
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-rs.c
index b0d28ae0b324..f4aabcf480e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-rs.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include <net/mac80211.h>
 #include <linux/wireless.h>
 
+#define IWL 3945
+
 #include "../net/mac80211/ieee80211_rate.h"
 
 #include "iwlwifi.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
index 55f7d89aad8d..acb38750535f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 
+#define IWL 3945
+
 #include "iwlwifi.h"
 #include "iwl-helpers.h"
 #include "iwl-3945.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965-rs.c
index 7b74481f5282..bc5e67b0b0e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965-rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965-rs.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #include <net/mac80211.h>
 #include <linux/wireless.h>
 
+#define IWL 4965
+
 #include "../net/mac80211/ieee80211_rate.h"
 
 #include "iwlwifi.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
index e624f2a41e0e..b704fe7fca27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 
+#define IWL 4965
+
 #include "iwlwifi.h"
 #include "iwl-4965.h"
 #include "iwl-helpers.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index cc405f4a8647..44f983b6d39b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 
+#define IWL 3945
+
 #include "iwlwifi.h"
 #include "iwl-3945.h"
 #include "iwl-helpers.h"
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index 6cea3118b7c1..61500a209297 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 
+#define IWL 4965
+
 #include "iwlwifi.h"
 #include "iwl-4965.h"
 #include "iwl-helpers.h"