diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mac.c
index 7691292526e0..a8a0e6af51f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mac.c
@@ -799,6 +799,7 @@ mt7915_mac_write_txwi_8023(struct mt7915_dev *dev, __le32 *txwi,
 
 	u8 tid = skb->priority & IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_TID_MASK;
 	u8 fc_type, fc_stype;
+	u16 ethertype;
 	bool wmm = false;
 	u32 val;
 
@@ -812,7 +813,8 @@ mt7915_mac_write_txwi_8023(struct mt7915_dev *dev, __le32 *txwi,
 	val = FIELD_PREP(MT_TXD1_HDR_FORMAT, MT_HDR_FORMAT_802_3) |
 	      FIELD_PREP(MT_TXD1_TID, tid);
 
-	if (be16_to_cpu(skb->protocol) >= ETH_P_802_3_MIN)
+	ethertype = get_unaligned_be16(&skb->data[12]);
+	if (ethertype >= ETH_P_802_3_MIN)
 		val |= MT_TXD1_ETH_802_3;
 
 	txwi[1] |= cpu_to_le32(val);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mac.c
index 5024ddf07cbc..bef8d4a76ed9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mac.c
@@ -681,6 +681,7 @@ mt7921_mac_write_txwi_8023(struct mt7921_dev *dev, __le32 *txwi,
 {
 	u8 tid = skb->priority & IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_TID_MASK;
 	u8 fc_type, fc_stype;
+	u16 ethertype;
 	bool wmm = false;
 	u32 val;
 
@@ -694,7 +695,8 @@ mt7921_mac_write_txwi_8023(struct mt7921_dev *dev, __le32 *txwi,
 	val = FIELD_PREP(MT_TXD1_HDR_FORMAT, MT_HDR_FORMAT_802_3) |
 	      FIELD_PREP(MT_TXD1_TID, tid);
 
-	if (be16_to_cpu(skb->protocol) >= ETH_P_802_3_MIN)
+	ethertype = get_unaligned_be16(&skb->data[12]);
+	if (ethertype >= ETH_P_802_3_MIN)
 		val |= MT_TXD1_ETH_802_3;
 
 	txwi[1] |= cpu_to_le32(val);