diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c
index 14ec63a02669..91b94ac9a88a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ static const char * const sta_flag_names[] = {
 	FLAG(MPSP_OWNER),
 	FLAG(MPSP_RECIPIENT),
 	FLAG(PS_DELIVER),
+	FLAG(USES_ENCRYPTION),
 #undef FLAG
 };
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/key.c b/net/mac80211/key.c
index 4e23f240f599..a0d9507cb6a7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/key.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/key.c
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ static void ieee80211_key_replace(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	if (sta) {
 		if (pairwise) {
 			rcu_assign_pointer(sta->ptk[idx], new);
+			set_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_USES_ENCRYPTION);
 			sta->ptk_idx = idx;
 			ieee80211_check_fast_xmit(sta);
 		} else {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
index fd31c4db1282..0909332965bc 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ enum ieee80211_sta_info_flags {
 	WLAN_STA_MPSP_OWNER,
 	WLAN_STA_MPSP_RECIPIENT,
 	WLAN_STA_PS_DELIVER,
+	WLAN_STA_USES_ENCRYPTION,
 
 	NUM_WLAN_STA_FLAGS,
 };
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index eebbddccb47b..48d0dd0beaa5 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -588,10 +588,13 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_select_key(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(tx->skb);
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)tx->skb->data;
 
-	if (unlikely(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT))
+	if (unlikely(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT)) {
 		tx->key = NULL;
-	else if (tx->sta &&
-		 (key = rcu_dereference(tx->sta->ptk[tx->sta->ptk_idx])))
+		return TX_CONTINUE;
+	}
+
+	if (tx->sta &&
+	    (key = rcu_dereference(tx->sta->ptk[tx->sta->ptk_idx])))
 		tx->key = key;
 	else if (ieee80211_is_group_privacy_action(tx->skb) &&
 		(key = rcu_dereference(tx->sdata->default_multicast_key)))
@@ -652,6 +655,9 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_select_key(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 		if (!skip_hw && tx->key &&
 		    tx->key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE)
 			info->control.hw_key = &tx->key->conf;
+	} else if (!ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control) && tx->sta &&
+		   test_sta_flag(tx->sta, WLAN_STA_USES_ENCRYPTION)) {
+		return TX_DROP;
 	}
 
 	return TX_CONTINUE;