diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 541b0f53c6c3..bc2caf8cf5d4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -2977,6 +2977,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_mesh_data(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct sta_info *sta
 	}
 
 	IEEE80211_IFSTA_MESH_CTR_INC(ifmsh, fwded_frames);
+	ieee80211_set_qos_hdr(sdata, fwd_skb);
 	ieee80211_add_pending_skb(local, fwd_skb);
 
 rx_accept: