diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index d8fddd88bf46..a17a56032a21 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ static bool ieee80211_tx(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			sdata->vif.hw_queue[skb_get_queue_mapping(skb)];
 
 	if (invoke_tx_handlers_early(&tx))
-		return false;
+		return true;
 
 	if (ieee80211_queue_skb(local, sdata, tx.sta, tx.skb))
 		return true;