diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_core.c
index 0f3a80f66b61..ead4d4e04328 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_core.c
@@ -466,7 +466,9 @@ void rsi_core_xmit(struct rsi_common *common, struct sk_buff *skb)
 							      tid, 0);
 			}
 		}
-		if (skb->protocol == cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_PAE)) {
+
+		if (IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->control.flags &
+		    IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_PORT_CTRL_PROTO) {
 			q_num = MGMT_SOFT_Q;
 			skb->priority = q_num;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_hal.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_hal.c
index c61f83a7333b..c7460fbba014 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_hal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_hal.c
@@ -162,12 +162,16 @@ int rsi_prepare_data_desc(struct rsi_common *common, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	u8 header_size;
 	u8 vap_id = 0;
 	u8 dword_align_bytes;
+	bool tx_eapol;
 	u16 seq_num;
 
 	info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	vif = info->control.vif;
 	tx_params = (struct skb_info *)info->driver_data;
 
+	tx_eapol = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->control.flags &
+		   IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_PORT_CTRL_PROTO;
+
 	header_size = FRAME_DESC_SZ + sizeof(struct rsi_xtended_desc);
 	if (header_size > skb_headroom(skb)) {
 		rsi_dbg(ERR_ZONE, "%s: Unable to send pkt\n", __func__);
@@ -231,7 +235,7 @@ int rsi_prepare_data_desc(struct rsi_common *common, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (skb->protocol == cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_PAE)) {
+	if (tx_eapol) {
 		rsi_dbg(INFO_ZONE, "*** Tx EAPOL ***\n");
 
 		data_desc->frame_info = cpu_to_le16(RATE_INFO_ENABLE);