diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 5c115e15d207..3a5132dae19f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -2838,6 +2838,9 @@ ieee80211_rx_mesh_data(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct sta_info *sta
 
 		if (skb_cow_head(fwd_skb, hdrlen - sizeof(struct ethhdr)))
 			return RX_DROP_UNUSABLE;
+
+		if (skb_linearize(fwd_skb))
+			return RX_DROP_UNUSABLE;
 	}
 
 	fwd_hdr = skb_push(fwd_skb, hdrlen - sizeof(struct ethhdr));