diff --git a/srcpkgs/rtl8821au-dkms/patches/endianess.patch b/srcpkgs/rtl8821au-dkms/patches/endianess.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..928ceabae09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/rtl8821au-dkms/patches/endianess.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ CONFIG_LAYER2_ROAMING = y
+ #bit0: ROAM_ON_EXPIRED, #bit1: ROAM_ON_RESUME, #bit2: ROAM_ACTIVE
+ CONFIG_ROAMING_FLAG = 0x3
+ ###################### Platform Related #######################
+-CONFIG_PLATFORM_AUTODETECT = y
++CONFIG_PLATFORM_AUTODETECT = n
++CONFIG_PLATFORM_VENDOR_DKMS = y
+ CONFIG_PLATFORM_I386_PC = n
+ CONFIG_PLATFORM_ANDROID_X86 = n
+ CONFIG_PLATFORM_ANDROID_INTEL_X86 = n
+@@ -1381,6 +1382,17 @@ STAGINGMODDIR := /lib/modules/$(KVER)/ke
+ endif
+ # *** End AUTODETECT ***
+ 
++ifeq ($(CONFIG_PLATFORM_VENDOR_DKMS), y)
++EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_@@VOID_ENDIAN@@_ENDIAN
++EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_IOCTL_CFG80211 -DRTW_USE_CFG80211_STA_EVENT
++ARCH :=  @@VOID_ARCH@@
++KVER ?= $(shell uname -r)
++KSRC ?= /usr/lib/modules/$(KVER)/build
++MODDESTDIR := /usr/lib/modules/$(KVER)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/
++INSTALL_PREFIX :=
++STAGINGMODDIR := /usr/lib/modules/$(KVER)/kernel/drivers/staging
++endif
++
+ ifeq ($(CONFIG_PLATFORM_I386_PC), y)
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_IOCTL_CFG80211 -DRTW_USE_CFG80211_STA_EVENT
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rtl8821au-dkms/template b/srcpkgs/rtl8821au-dkms/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d6c4d7255d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/rtl8821au-dkms/template
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Template file for 'rtl8821au-dkms'
+pkgname=rtl8821au-dkms
+version=20210708
+revision=1
+_modver=5.12.5.2
+_gitrev=19660ee3f67125d2ef31b626f9fff946bd3e8d01
+depends="dkms"
+short_desc="Realtek 8811AU/8821AU USB WiFi driver (DKMS)"
+maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
+license="GPL-2.0-only"
+homepage="https://github.com/morrownr/8821au"
+distfiles="https://github.com/morrownr/8821au-${version}/archive/${_gitrev}.tar.gz"
+checksum=81a1b25e1e9d83f88ae11eabec4a55df22717f3d6f23417aea495d17a3d6f970
+dkms_modules="rtl8821au ${_modver}"
+
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	x86_64*) _karch="x86_64";;
+	i686*) _karch="i386";;
+	aarch64*) _karch="arm64";;
+	arm*) _karch="arm";;
+	ppc*) _karch="powerpc";;
+	mips*) _karch="mips";;
+	*) broken="kernel arch not defined";;
+esac
+
+post_patch() {
+	if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_ENDIAN" = "be" ]; then
+		vsed -i 's,@@VOID_ENDIAN@@,BIG,g' Makefile
+	else
+		vsed -i 's,@@VOID_ENDIAN@@,LITTLE,g' Makefile
+	fi
+	vsed -i "s,@@VOID_ARCH@@,${_karch},g" Makefile
+	rm -f *.patch
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	local dest=/usr/src/rtl8821au-${_modver}
+
+	cat <<-EOF >dkms.conf
+	PACKAGE_NAME="rtl8821au"
+	PACKAGE_VERSION="${_modver}"
+	MAKE="'make' KVER=\${kernelver}"
+	BUILT_MODULE_NAME[0]="8821au"
+	DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[0]="/kernel/drivers/net/wireless"
+	EOF
+	vmkdir ${dest}
+	cp -r dkms.conf Kconfig Makefile platform core hal include os_dep ${DESTDIR}/${dest}
+
+	# modules-load.d(5) file.
+	vmkdir usr/lib/modules-load.d
+	echo "8821au" > ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/modules-load.d/${pkgname}.conf
+	chmod 644 ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/modules-load.d/${pkgname}.conf
+}