diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 2dc3abfd61be..ee5270f984ba 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -3762,11 +3762,12 @@ void ieee80211_restart_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
  * This function must be called with BHs disabled.
  *
  * @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
+ * @sta: the station the frame was received from, or %NULL
  * @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac80211 after this call
  * @napi: the NAPI context
  */
-void ieee80211_rx_napi(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		       struct napi_struct *napi);
+void ieee80211_rx_napi(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+		       struct sk_buff *skb, struct napi_struct *napi);
 
 /**
  * ieee80211_rx - receive frame
@@ -3790,7 +3791,7 @@ void ieee80211_rx_napi(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
  */
 static inline void ieee80211_rx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	ieee80211_rx_napi(hw, skb, NULL);
+	ieee80211_rx_napi(hw, NULL, skb, NULL);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 5e2adf622b1e..4f4c45ba7b70 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -3454,6 +3454,7 @@ static bool ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx,
  * be called with rcu_read_lock protection.
  */
 static void __ieee80211_rx_handle_packet(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+					 struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta,
 					 struct sk_buff *skb,
 					 struct napi_struct *napi)
 {
@@ -3463,7 +3464,6 @@ static void __ieee80211_rx_handle_packet(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	__le16 fc;
 	struct ieee80211_rx_data rx;
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *prev;
-	struct sta_info *sta, *prev_sta;
 	struct rhash_head *tmp;
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -3499,7 +3499,14 @@ static void __ieee80211_rx_handle_packet(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		     ieee80211_is_beacon(hdr->frame_control)))
 		ieee80211_scan_rx(local, skb);
 
-	if (ieee80211_is_data(fc)) {
+	if (pubsta) {
+		rx.sta = container_of(pubsta, struct sta_info, sta);
+		rx.sdata = rx.sta->sdata;
+		if (ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle(&rx, skb, true))
+			return;
+		goto out;
+	} else if (ieee80211_is_data(fc)) {
+		struct sta_info *sta, *prev_sta;
 		const struct bucket_table *tbl;
 
 		prev_sta = NULL;
@@ -3573,8 +3580,8 @@ static void __ieee80211_rx_handle_packet(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
  * This is the receive path handler. It is called by a low level driver when an
  * 802.11 MPDU is received from the hardware.
  */
-void ieee80211_rx_napi(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		       struct napi_struct *napi)
+void ieee80211_rx_napi(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta,
+		       struct sk_buff *skb, struct napi_struct *napi)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
 	struct ieee80211_rate *rate = NULL;
@@ -3673,7 +3680,8 @@ void ieee80211_rx_napi(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	ieee80211_tpt_led_trig_rx(local,
 			((struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data)->frame_control,
 			skb->len);
-	__ieee80211_rx_handle_packet(hw, skb, napi);
+
+	__ieee80211_rx_handle_packet(hw, pubsta, skb, napi);
 
 	rcu_read_unlock();