diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 7dbfb9e3cd84..455eb8e6a459 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -3604,8 +3604,25 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_tx_dequeue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	tx.skb = skb;
 	tx.sdata = vif_to_sdata(info->control.vif);
 
-	if (txq->sta)
+	if (txq->sta) {
 		tx.sta = container_of(txq->sta, struct sta_info, sta);
+		/*
+		 * Drop unicast frames to unauthorised stations unless they are
+		 * EAPOL frames from the local station.
+		 */
+		if (unlikely(!ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&tx.sdata->vif) &&
+			     tx.sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_OCB &&
+			     !is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1) &&
+			     !test_sta_flag(tx.sta, WLAN_STA_AUTHORIZED) &&
+			     (!(info->control.flags &
+				IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_PORT_CTRL_PROTO) ||
+			      !ether_addr_equal(tx.sdata->vif.addr,
+						hdr->addr2)))) {
+			I802_DEBUG_INC(local->tx_handlers_drop_unauth_port);
+			ieee80211_free_txskb(&local->hw, skb);
+			goto begin;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * The key can be removed while the packet was queued, so need to call