diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 3374df016c58..1a2941e5244f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -3996,6 +3996,9 @@ void __ieee80211_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	skb_list_walk_safe(skb, skb, next) {
 		skb_mark_not_on_list(skb);
 
+		if (skb->protocol == sdata->control_port_protocol)
+			ctrl_flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_SKIP_MPATH_LOOKUP;
+
 		skb = ieee80211_build_hdr(sdata, skb, info_flags,
 					  sta, ctrl_flags, cookie);
 		if (IS_ERR(skb)) {
@@ -5371,7 +5374,8 @@ int ieee80211_tx_control_port(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (proto == sdata->control_port_protocol)
-		ctrl_flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_PORT_CTRL_PROTO;
+		ctrl_flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_PORT_CTRL_PROTO |
+			      IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_SKIP_MPATH_LOOKUP;
 
 	if (unencrypted)
 		flags |= IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT;