diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 1101563357ea..944bdc04e913 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -2214,6 +2214,9 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_mesh_fwding(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 	hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
 	mesh_hdr = (struct ieee80211s_hdr *) (skb->data + hdrlen);
 
+	if (ieee80211_drop_unencrypted(rx, hdr->frame_control))
+		return RX_DROP_MONITOR;
+
 	/* frame is in RMC, don't forward */
 	if (ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control) &&
 	    is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1) &&