dev->get_stats  = &netwave_get_stats;
     dev->set_multicast_list = &set_multicast_list;
     /* wireless extensions */
-#ifdef WIRELESS_EXT
+#if WIRELESS_EXT <= 16
     dev->get_wireless_stats = &netwave_get_wireless_stats;
+#endif /* WIRELESS_EXT <= 16 */
 #if WIRELESS_EXT > 12
     dev->wireless_handlers = (struct iw_handler_def *)&netwave_handler_def;
 #endif /* WIRELESS_EXT > 12 */
-#endif /* WIRELESS_EXT */
     dev->do_ioctl = &netwave_ioctl;
 
     dev->tx_timeout = &netwave_watchdog;
        .standard       = (iw_handler *) netwave_handler,
        .private        = (iw_handler *) netwave_private_handler,
        .private_args   = (struct iw_priv_args *) netwave_private_args,
+#if WIRELESS_EXT > 16
+       .get_wireless_stats = netwave_get_wireless_stats,
+#endif /* WIRELESS_EXT > 16 */
 };
 #endif /* WIRELESS_EXT > 12 */