diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
index 55a206cfb8cc..4fc8c7a5d4dd 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <net/mac80211.h>
+#include "wme.h"
 #include "ieee80211_i.h"
 #include "mesh.h"
 
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ void mesh_path_assign_nexthop(struct mesh_path *mpath, struct sta_info *sta)
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
 	struct sk_buff_head tmpq;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = mpath->sdata;
 
 	rcu_assign_pointer(mpath->next_hop, sta);
 
@@ -222,6 +224,8 @@ void mesh_path_assign_nexthop(struct mesh_path *mpath, struct sta_info *sta)
 	while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&mpath->frame_queue)) != NULL) {
 		hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
 		memcpy(hdr->addr1, sta->sta.addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		skb_set_queue_mapping(skb, ieee80211_select_queue(sdata, skb));
+		ieee80211_set_qos_hdr(sdata->local, skb);
 		__skb_queue_tail(&tmpq, skb);
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 811e3ade8c74..b1ea4444065e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -1905,13 +1905,13 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_mesh_fwding(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 			memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
 			info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_NEED_TXPROCESSING;
 			info->control.vif = &rx->sdata->vif;
-			skb_set_queue_mapping(skb,
-				ieee80211_select_queue(rx->sdata, fwd_skb));
-			ieee80211_set_qos_hdr(local, skb);
-			if (is_multicast_ether_addr(fwd_hdr->addr1))
+			if (is_multicast_ether_addr(fwd_hdr->addr1)) {
 				IEEE80211_IFSTA_MESH_CTR_INC(&sdata->u.mesh,
 								fwded_mcast);
-			else {
+				skb_set_queue_mapping(fwd_skb,
+					ieee80211_select_queue(sdata, fwd_skb));
+				ieee80211_set_qos_hdr(local, fwd_skb);
+			} else {
 				int err;
 				/*
 				 * Save TA to addr1 to send TA a path error if a
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 2521716aa97b..2a8e437165fb 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1879,6 +1879,10 @@ netdev_tx_t ieee80211_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 
+	/* For mesh, the use of the QoS header is mandatory */
+	if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif))
+		sta_flags |= WLAN_STA_WME;
+
 	/* receiver and we are QoS enabled, use a QoS type frame */
 	if ((sta_flags & WLAN_STA_WME) && local->hw.queues >= 4) {
 		fc |= cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_STYPE_QOS_DATA);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wme.c b/net/mac80211/wme.c
index 7a49532f14cb..a9fee2bc6300 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wme.c
@@ -83,11 +83,7 @@ u16 ieee80211_select_queue(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		break;
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
-		/*
-		 * XXX: This is clearly broken ... but already was before,
-		 * because ieee80211_fill_mesh_addresses() would clear A1
-		 * except for multicast addresses.
-		 */
+		ra = skb->data;
 		break;
 #endif
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION: