diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-tx.c
index 7686fc72eb894c015146c85cbc84f17ac4fc1456..7bc9c0039f79cb2b30fdc9349f1ef38861ea2aaf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-tx.c
@@ -718,10 +718,9 @@ int iwl_tx_skb(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		IWL_DEBUG_TX(priv, "Sending REASSOC frame\n");
 #endif
 
-	/* drop all data frame if we are not associated */
+	/* drop all non-injected data frame if we are not associated */
 	if (ieee80211_is_data(fc) &&
-	    (!iwl_is_monitor_mode(priv) ||
-	    !(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_INJECTED)) && /* packet injection */
+	    !(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_INJECTED) &&
 	    (!iwl_is_associated(priv) ||
 	     ((priv->iw_mode == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) && !priv->assoc_id) ||
 	     !priv->assoc_station_added)) {
@@ -732,7 +731,10 @@ int iwl_tx_skb(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	hdr_len = ieee80211_hdrlen(fc);
 
 	/* Find (or create) index into station table for destination station */
-	sta_id = iwl_get_sta_id(priv, hdr);
+	if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_INJECTED)
+		sta_id = priv->hw_params.bcast_sta_id;
+	else
+		sta_id = iwl_get_sta_id(priv, hdr);
 	if (sta_id == IWL_INVALID_STATION) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_DROP(priv, "Dropping - INVALID STATION: %pM\n",
 			       hdr->addr1);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index f339c5bd1fdecff5b272cb6461e184bffc5e4d4c..34790413eadd64f0b98e254cad8536553526da60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -518,9 +518,9 @@ static int iwl3945_tx_skb(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		IWL_DEBUG_TX(priv, "Sending REASSOC frame\n");
 #endif
 
-	/* drop all data frame if we are not associated */
+	/* drop all non-injected data frame if we are not associated */
 	if (ieee80211_is_data(fc) &&
-	    (!iwl_is_monitor_mode(priv)) && /* packet injection */
+	    !(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_INJECTED) &&
 	    (!iwl_is_associated(priv) ||
 	     ((priv->iw_mode == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) && !priv->assoc_id))) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_DROP(priv, "Dropping - !iwl_is_associated\n");
@@ -532,7 +532,10 @@ static int iwl3945_tx_skb(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	hdr_len = ieee80211_hdrlen(fc);
 
 	/* Find (or create) index into station table for destination station */
-	sta_id = iwl_get_sta_id(priv, hdr);
+	if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_INJECTED)
+		sta_id = priv->hw_params.bcast_sta_id;
+	else
+		sta_id = iwl_get_sta_id(priv, hdr);
 	if (sta_id == IWL_INVALID_STATION) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_DROP(priv, "Dropping - INVALID STATION: %pM\n",
 			       hdr->addr1);