diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index 89c9ad6c886e..1783ab9d57a3 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -580,6 +580,8 @@ int ieee80211_strip_8023_mesh_hdr(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		hdrlen += ETH_ALEN + 2;
 	else if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, hdrlen))
 		return -EINVAL;
+	else
+		payload.eth.h_proto = htons(skb->len - hdrlen);
 
 	mesh_addr = skb->data + sizeof(payload.eth) + ETH_ALEN;
 	switch (payload.flags & MESH_FLAGS_AE) {