diff --git a/net/mac80211/status.c b/net/mac80211/status.c
index 5bad05e9af90..6101deb805a8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/status.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/status.c
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ static void ieee80211_handle_filtered_frame(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (void *)skb->data;
 	int ac;
 
+	if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_PS_BUFFER) {
+		ieee80211_free_txskb(&local->hw, skb);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * This skb 'survived' a round-trip through the driver, and
 	 * hopefully the driver didn't mangle it too badly. However,