diff --git a/net/bridge/br_input.c b/net/bridge/br_input.c
index 0145e9416714..30b88777c3df 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_input.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_input.c
@@ -134,14 +134,11 @@ struct sk_buff *br_handle_frame(struct net_bridge_port *p, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_PAUSE))
 			goto drop;
 
-		/* Process STP BPDU's through normal netif_receive_skb() path */
-		if (p->br->stp_enabled != BR_NO_STP) {
-			if (NF_HOOK(PF_BRIDGE, NF_BR_LOCAL_IN, skb, skb->dev,
-				    NULL, br_handle_local_finish))
-				return NULL;
-			else
-				return skb;
-		}
+		if (NF_HOOK(PF_BRIDGE, NF_BR_LOCAL_IN, skb, skb->dev,
+			    NULL, br_handle_local_finish))
+			return NULL;	/* frame consumed by filter */
+		else
+			return skb;	/* continue processing */
 	}
 
 	switch (p->state) {