diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 9541a4c30aca..0544563ede52 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -2944,6 +2944,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_mesh_fwding(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 	if (!fwd_skb)
 		goto out;
 
+	fwd_skb->dev = sdata->dev;
 	fwd_hdr =  (struct ieee80211_hdr *) fwd_skb->data;
 	fwd_hdr->frame_control &= ~cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_RETRY);
 	info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(fwd_skb);