diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index f73e0dda0d867..c6865f2f47f80 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -1462,6 +1462,10 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_defragment(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 
 	hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)rx->skb->data;
 	fc = hdr->frame_control;
+
+	if (ieee80211_is_ctl(fc))
+		return RX_CONTINUE;
+
 	sc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->seq_ctrl);
 	frag = sc & IEEE80211_SCTL_FRAG;