diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
index c5407f5080b27..5101bf2b5b158 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
@@ -1181,6 +1181,7 @@ struct ath10k {
 
 	struct {
 		/* protected by data_lock */
+		u32 rx_crc_err_drop;
 		u32 fw_crash_counter;
 		u32 fw_warm_reset_counter;
 		u32 fw_cold_reset_counter;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/debug.c
index 04c50a26a4f47..e000677ac516b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/debug.c
@@ -1094,6 +1094,7 @@ static const char ath10k_gstrings_stats[][ETH_GSTRING_LEN] = {
 	"d_rts_good",
 	"d_tx_power", /* in .5 dbM I think */
 	"d_rx_crc_err", /* fcs_bad */
+	"d_rx_crc_err_drop", /* frame with FCS error, dropped late in kernel */
 	"d_no_beacon",
 	"d_tx_mpdus_queued",
 	"d_tx_msdu_queued",
@@ -1193,6 +1194,7 @@ void ath10k_debug_get_et_stats(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	data[i++] = pdev_stats->rts_good;
 	data[i++] = pdev_stats->chan_tx_power;
 	data[i++] = pdev_stats->fcs_bad;
+	data[i++] = ar->stats.rx_crc_err_drop;
 	data[i++] = pdev_stats->no_beacons;
 	data[i++] = pdev_stats->mpdu_enqued;
 	data[i++] = pdev_stats->msdu_enqued;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
index 0f1f71e43b9b5..9faecfa5f9d7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
@@ -1285,6 +1285,13 @@ static void ath10k_process_rx(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	status = IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(skb);
 
+	if (!(ar->filter_flags & FIF_FCSFAIL) &&
+	    status->flag & RX_FLAG_FAILED_FCS_CRC) {
+		ar->stats.rx_crc_err_drop++;
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_DATA,
 		   "rx skb %pK len %u peer %pM %s %s sn %u %s%s%s%s%s%s %srate_idx %u vht_nss %u freq %u band %u flag 0x%x fcs-err %i mic-err %i amsdu-more %i\n",
 		   skb,