rx_status->chain_signal[2] = S8_MIN;
 }
 
-static int iwl_mvm_rx_mgmt_crypto(struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
-                                 struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
-                                 struct iwl_rx_mpdu_desc *desc,
-                                 u32 status)
+static int iwl_mvm_rx_mgmt_prot(struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+                               struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
+                               struct iwl_rx_mpdu_desc *desc,
+                               u32 status)
 {
        struct iwl_mvm_sta *mvmsta;
        struct iwl_mvm_vif *mvmvif;
        u32 len = le16_to_cpu(desc->mpdu_len);
        const u8 *frame = (void *)hdr;
 
+       if ((status & IWL_RX_MPDU_STATUS_SEC_MASK) == IWL_RX_MPDU_STATUS_SEC_NONE)
+               return 0;
+
        /*
         * For non-beacon, we don't really care. But beacons may
         * be filtered out, and we thus need the firmware's replay
            IWL_RX_MPDU_STATUS_SEC_UNKNOWN && !mvm->monitor_on)
                return -1;
 
+       if (unlikely(ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control) &&
+                    !ieee80211_has_protected(hdr->frame_control)))
+               return iwl_mvm_rx_mgmt_prot(sta, hdr, desc, status);
+
        if (!ieee80211_has_protected(hdr->frame_control) ||
            (status & IWL_RX_MPDU_STATUS_SEC_MASK) ==
            IWL_RX_MPDU_STATUS_SEC_NONE)
                stats->flag |= RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED;
                return 0;
        case RX_MPDU_RES_STATUS_SEC_CMAC_GMAC_ENC:
-               return iwl_mvm_rx_mgmt_crypto(sta, hdr, desc, status);
+               break;
        default:
                /*
                 * Sometimes we can get frames that were not decrypted