diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index 4345e9449d7c0de5091ddb5cc5b99b4fe601a554..b253d0adf0ad7c69fb34c5b5865950e1468ea4b3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -853,9 +853,6 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_probe_resp(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	size_t baselen;
 	struct ieee802_11_elems elems;
 
-	if (memcmp(mgmt->da, sdata->vif.addr, ETH_ALEN))
-		return; /* ignore ProbeResp to foreign address */
-
 	baselen = (u8 *) mgmt->u.probe_resp.variable - (u8 *) mgmt;
 	if (baselen > len)
 		return;