diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index f9604dc182a8..08e01bddc9fb 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -4861,7 +4861,8 @@ static bool ieee80211_prepare_and_rx_handle(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx,
 		hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)rx->skb->data;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(rx->sta && rx->sta->sta.mlo)) {
+	if (unlikely(rx->sta && rx->sta->sta.mlo) &&
+	    is_unicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1)) {
 		/* translate to MLD addresses */
 		if (ether_addr_equal(link->conf->addr, hdr->addr1))
 			ether_addr_copy(hdr->addr1, rx->sdata->vif.addr);