diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
index ae82ea75bc74..4a993f2d1ae1 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ static void hwmp_prep_frame_process(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				    struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt,
 				    u8 *prep_elem, u32 metric)
 {
+	struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh = &sdata->u.mesh;
 	struct mesh_path *mpath;
 	u8 *target_addr, *orig_addr;
 	u8 ttl, hopcount, flags;
@@ -632,6 +633,9 @@ static void hwmp_prep_frame_process(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		/* destination, no forwarding required */
 		return;
 
+	if (!ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshForwarding)
+		return;
+
 	ttl = PREP_IE_TTL(prep_elem);
 	if (ttl <= 1) {
 		sdata->u.mesh.mshstats.dropped_frames_ttl++;
@@ -709,12 +713,15 @@ static void hwmp_perr_frame_process(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			mpath->flags &= ~MESH_PATH_ACTIVE;
 			mpath->sn = target_sn;
 			spin_unlock_bh(&mpath->state_lock);
+			if (!ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshForwarding)
+				goto endperr;
 			mesh_path_error_tx(ttl, target_addr, cpu_to_le32(target_sn),
 					   cpu_to_le16(target_rcode),
 					   broadcast_addr, sdata);
 		} else
 			spin_unlock_bh(&mpath->state_lock);
 	}
+endperr:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
@@ -771,7 +778,7 @@ static void hwmp_rann_frame_process(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		mesh_queue_preq(mpath, PREQ_Q_F_START | PREQ_Q_F_REFRESH);
 	}
 
-	if (mpath->sn < orig_sn) {
+	if (mpath->sn < orig_sn && ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshForwarding) {
 		mesh_path_sel_frame_tx(MPATH_RANN, flags, orig_addr,
 				       cpu_to_le32(orig_sn),
 				       0, NULL, 0, broadcast_addr,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index f3b515d16f24..c8166adcd600 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -1960,6 +1960,9 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_mesh_fwding(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 		return RX_DROP_MONITOR;
 	}
 
+	if (!ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshForwarding)
+		goto out;
+
 	fwd_skb = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!fwd_skb) {
 		if (net_ratelimit())