diff --git a/net/mac80211/Kconfig b/net/mac80211/Kconfig
index cac6cf2e9ac84c672ba4dad57dca6035882cde50..09c255002e565dcba6606937d0c1a14409537212 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/Kconfig
+++ b/net/mac80211/Kconfig
@@ -13,25 +13,17 @@ config MAC80211
 	  This option enables the hardware independent IEEE 802.11
 	  networking stack.
 
-config MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_CHOICE
-	bool "Choose default rate control algorithm" if EMBEDDED
-	default y
-	depends on MAC80211
-	---help---
-	  This options enables selection of a default rate control
-	  algorithm to be built into the mac80211 module.  Alternate
-	  rate control algorithms might be built into the mac80211
-	  module as well.
+menu "Rate control algorithm selection"
+	depends on MAC80211 != n
 
 choice
 	prompt "Default rate control algorithm"
 	default MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_PID
-	depends on MAC80211 && MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_CHOICE
 	---help---
 	  This option selects the default rate control algorithm
 	  mac80211 will use. Note that this default can still be
 	  overriden through the ieee80211_default_rc_algo module
-	  parameter.
+	  parameter if different algorithms are available.
 
 config MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_PID
 	bool "PID controller based rate control algorithm"
@@ -50,19 +42,27 @@ config MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_SIMPLE
 	  dumb algorithm. You should choose the PID rate control
 	  instead.
 
+config MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_NONE
+	bool "No default algorithm"
+	depends on EMBEDDED
+	help
+	  Selecting this option will select no default algorithm
+	  and allow you to not build any. Do not choose this
+	  option unless you know your driver comes with another
+	  suitable algorithm.
 endchoice
 
+comment "Selecting 'y' for an algorithm will"
+comment "build the algorithm into mac80211."
+
 config MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT
 	string
-	depends on MAC80211
 	default "pid" if MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_PID
 	default "simple" if MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_SIMPLE
 	default ""
 
 config MAC80211_RC_PID
-	bool "PID controller based rate control algorithm"
-	default y
-	depends on MAC80211
+	tristate "PID controller based rate control algorithm"
 	---help---
 	  This option enables a TX rate control algorithm for
 	  mac80211 that uses a PID controller to select the TX
@@ -72,16 +72,15 @@ config MAC80211_RC_PID
 	  different rate control algorithm.
 
 config MAC80211_RC_SIMPLE
-	bool "Simple rate control algorithm (DEPRECATED)"
-	default n
-	depends on MAC80211
+	tristate "Simple rate control algorithm (DEPRECATED)"
 	---help---
 	  This option enables a very simple, non-responsive TX
 	  rate control algorithm. This algorithm is deprecated
-	  and will be removed from the kernel in near future.
+	  and will be removed from the kernel in the near future.
 	  It has been replaced by the PID algorithm.
 
 	  Say N unless you know what you are doing.
+endmenu
 
 config MAC80211_LEDS
 	bool "Enable LED triggers"
diff --git a/net/mac80211/Makefile b/net/mac80211/Makefile
index 06aea8009cd4fec6ed633bf62222704c8f950031..54f46bc80cfed4574f22d4dfa4e6cefbfaadf1b4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/Makefile
+++ b/net/mac80211/Makefile
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_MAC80211) += mac80211.o
 
-mac80211-objs-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS) += ieee80211_led.o
-mac80211-objs-$(CONFIG_NET_SCHED) += wme.o
-mac80211-objs-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_SIMPLE) += rc80211_simple.o
-mac80211-objs-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID) += rc80211_pid_algo.o
+# objects for PID algorithm
+rc80211_pid-y := rc80211_pid_algo.o
+rc80211_pid-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS) += rc80211_pid_debugfs.o
 
-mac80211-debugfs-objs-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID) += rc80211_pid_debugfs.o
-mac80211-objs-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS) += \
-	debugfs.o \
-	debugfs_sta.o \
-	debugfs_netdev.o \
-	debugfs_key.o \
-	$(mac80211-debugfs-objs-y)
+# build helper for PID algorithm
+rc-pid-y := $(rc80211_pid-y)
+rc-pid-m := rc80211_pid.o
 
-mac80211-objs := \
+# mac80211 objects
+mac80211-y := \
 	ieee80211.o \
 	ieee80211_ioctl.o \
 	sta_info.o \
@@ -31,5 +27,22 @@ mac80211-objs := \
 	tx.o \
 	key.o \
 	util.o \
-	event.o \
-	$(mac80211-objs-y)
+	event.o
+
+mac80211-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS) += ieee80211_led.o
+mac80211-$(CONFIG_NET_SCHED) += wme.o
+mac80211-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS) += \
+	debugfs.o \
+	debugfs_sta.o \
+	debugfs_netdev.o \
+	debugfs_key.o
+
+
+# Build rate control algorithm(s)
+CFLAGS_rc80211_simple.o += -DRC80211_SIMPLE_COMPILE
+CFLAGS_rc80211_pid_algo.o += -DRC80211_PID_COMPILE
+mac80211-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_SIMPLE) += rc80211_simple.o
+mac80211-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID) += $(rc-pid-$(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID))
+
+# Modular rate algorithms are assigned to mac80211-m - make separate modules
+obj-m += $(mac80211-m)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
index 2011c726f2b187d8fcb964e5ebf30d11a0ae03eb..8ba69ae676cadabcd99211ee73a3d9c5541e2cf3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
@@ -1323,23 +1323,19 @@ static int __init ieee80211_init(void)
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct ieee80211_tx_packet_data) > sizeof(skb->cb));
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_SIMPLE
-	ret = ieee80211_rate_control_register(&mac80211_rcsimple);
+	ret = rc80211_simple_init();
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail;
-#endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID
-	ret = ieee80211_rate_control_register(&mac80211_rcpid);
+	ret = rc80211_pid_init();
 	if (ret)
-		goto fail;
-#endif
+		goto fail_simple;
 
 	ret = ieee80211_wme_register();
 	if (ret) {
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "ieee80211_init: failed to "
 		       "initialize WME (err=%d)\n", ret);
-		goto fail;
+		goto fail_pid;
 	}
 
 	ieee80211_debugfs_netdev_init();
@@ -1347,26 +1343,18 @@ static int __init ieee80211_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 
-fail:
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_SIMPLE
-	ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(&mac80211_rcsimple);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID
-	ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(&mac80211_rcpid);
-#endif
-
+ fail_pid:
+	rc80211_simple_exit();
+ fail_simple:
+	rc80211_pid_exit();
+ fail:
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit ieee80211_exit(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_SIMPLE
-	ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(&mac80211_rcsimple);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID
-	ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(&mac80211_rcpid);
-#endif
+	rc80211_simple_exit();
+	rc80211_pid_exit();
 
 	ieee80211_wme_unregister();
 	ieee80211_debugfs_netdev_exit();
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_rate.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_rate.c
index 65fc9ad615e9a40f0bec56ccebdcc12147647221..5676a26a7c753a0db96567a893955ea8d60369cf 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_rate.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_rate.c
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ ieee80211_rate_control_ops_get(const char *name)
 		/* try default if specific alg requested but not found */
 		ops = ieee80211_try_rate_control_ops_get(ieee80211_default_rc_algo);
 
+	/* try built-in one if specific alg requested but not found */
+	if (!ops && strlen(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT))
+		ops = ieee80211_try_rate_control_ops_get(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT);
+
 	return ops;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_rate.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_rate.h
index 3eb0696f375768095f1fa1f8d46c1dfd68957e49..73f19e8aa51ce0cc9efc4691a6d31c817e73c224 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_rate.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_rate.h
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@ struct rate_control_ref {
 	struct kref kref;
 };
 
-/* default 'simple' algorithm */
-extern struct rate_control_ops mac80211_rcsimple;
-
-/* 'PID' algorithm */
-extern struct rate_control_ops mac80211_rcpid;
-
 int ieee80211_rate_control_register(struct rate_control_ops *ops);
 void ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(struct rate_control_ops *ops);
 
@@ -170,4 +164,36 @@ int ieee80211_init_rate_ctrl_alg(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 				 const char *name);
 void rate_control_deinitialize(struct ieee80211_local *local);
 
+
+/* Rate control algorithms */
+#if defined(RC80211_SIMPLE_COMPILE) || \
+	(defined(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_SIMPLE) && \
+	 !defined(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_SIMPLE_MODULE))
+extern int rc80211_simple_init(void);
+extern void rc80211_simple_exit(void);
+#else
+static inline int rc80211_simple_init(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+static inline void rc80211_simple_exit(void)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
+#if defined(RC80211_PID_COMPILE) || \
+	(defined(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID) && \
+	 !defined(CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID_MODULE))
+extern int rc80211_pid_init(void);
+extern void rc80211_pid_exit(void);
+#else
+static inline int rc80211_pid_init(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+static inline void rc80211_pid_exit(void)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* IEEE80211_RATE_H */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
index da3529017da1405bf390cacc12002e3d9e9dc629..0995bb9cec213361dedc4d098d2c96f8d8e58442 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
-
+#include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <net/mac80211.h>
 #include "ieee80211_rate.h"
 
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static void rate_control_pid_free_sta(void *priv, void *priv_sta)
 	kfree(spinfo);
 }
 
-struct rate_control_ops mac80211_rcpid = {
+static struct rate_control_ops mac80211_rcpid = {
 	.name = "pid",
 	.tx_status = rate_control_pid_tx_status,
 	.get_rate = rate_control_pid_get_rate,
@@ -507,3 +507,23 @@ struct rate_control_ops mac80211_rcpid = {
 	.remove_sta_debugfs = rate_control_pid_remove_sta_debugfs,
 #endif
 };
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PID controller based rate control algorithm");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Stefano Brivio");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Mattias Nissler");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+
+int __init rc80211_pid_init(void)
+{
+	return ieee80211_rate_control_register(&mac80211_rcpid);
+}
+
+void __exit rc80211_pid_exit(void)
+{
+	ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(&mac80211_rcpid);
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID_MODULE
+module_init(rc80211_pid_init);
+module_exit(rc80211_pid_exit);
+#endif
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_simple.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_simple.c
index c1c8b76a56af38c9f59960de2b6aa75b4b25f599..33de6f967e551d991c7247e97d819e416a05d35e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_simple.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_simple.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 
 #include <net/mac80211.h>
 #include "ieee80211_i.h"
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@ static void rate_control_simple_remove_sta_debugfs(void *priv, void *priv_sta)
 }
 #endif
 
-struct rate_control_ops mac80211_rcsimple = {
+static struct rate_control_ops mac80211_rcsimple = {
 	.name = "simple",
 	.tx_status = rate_control_simple_tx_status,
 	.get_rate = rate_control_simple_get_rate,
@@ -364,3 +365,21 @@ struct rate_control_ops mac80211_rcsimple = {
 	.remove_sta_debugfs = rate_control_simple_remove_sta_debugfs,
 #endif
 };
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Simple rate control algorithm");
+
+int __init rc80211_simple_init(void)
+{
+	return ieee80211_rate_control_register(&mac80211_rcsimple);
+}
+
+void __exit rc80211_simple_exit(void)
+{
+	ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(&mac80211_rcsimple);
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_SIMPLE_MODULE
+module_init(rc80211_simple_init);
+module_exit(rc80211_simple_exit);
+#endif