diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 61c621e9273f..1222127de9be 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -1897,7 +1897,8 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_mesh_fwding(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 	    mesh_rmc_check(hdr->addr3, mesh_hdr, rx->sdata))
 		return RX_DROP_MONITOR;
 
-	if (!ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control))
+	if (!ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control) ||
+	    !(status->rx_flags & IEEE80211_RX_RA_MATCH))
 		return RX_CONTINUE;
 
 	if (!mesh_hdr->ttl)
@@ -1941,9 +1942,6 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_mesh_fwding(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 	}
 	skb_set_queue_mapping(skb, q);
 
-	if (!(status->rx_flags & IEEE80211_RX_RA_MATCH))
-		goto out;
-
 	if (!--mesh_hdr->ttl) {
 		IEEE80211_IFSTA_MESH_CTR_INC(ifmsh, dropped_frames_ttl);
 		return RX_DROP_MONITOR;