diff --git a/include/linux/ieee80211.h b/include/linux/ieee80211.h
index 79690b7106653c6a03a5f5c10cc4d333552176fe..ee1c96a866ccd62c9edda0fae4e26ee562d28413 100644
--- a/include/linux/ieee80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/ieee80211.h
@@ -1261,9 +1261,8 @@ enum ieee80211_category {
 	WLAN_CATEGORY_MULTIHOP_ACTION = 14,
 	WLAN_CATEGORY_SELF_PROTECTED = 15,
 	WLAN_CATEGORY_WMM = 17,
-	/* TODO: remove MESH_PLINK and MESH_PATH_SEL after */
-	/*       mesh is updated to current 802.11s draft  */
-	WLAN_CATEGORY_MESH_PLINK = 30,
+	/* TODO: remove MESH_PATH_SEL after mesh is updated
+	 * to current 802.11s draft  */
 	WLAN_CATEGORY_MESH_PATH_SEL = 32,
 	WLAN_CATEGORY_VENDOR_SPECIFIC_PROTECTED = 126,
 	WLAN_CATEGORY_VENDOR_SPECIFIC = 127,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 2a59eb3451318429b3dce29054c232b486ee68a6..75378e852f00081fb5b818d7526dd8abfacc8eaf 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ static void ieee80211_mesh_rx_mgmt_action(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 					  struct ieee80211_rx_status *rx_status)
 {
 	switch (mgmt->u.action.category) {
-	case WLAN_CATEGORY_MESH_PLINK:
+	case WLAN_CATEGORY_MESH_ACTION:
 		mesh_rx_plink_frame(sdata, mgmt, len, rx_status);
 		break;
 	case WLAN_CATEGORY_MESH_PATH_SEL:
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
index 87abf8deb369a52f7d513fe738a53a786d602a69..0120e9e362862e8fcdd1512ecd56a062a2894160 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static int mesh_plink_frame_tx(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	memcpy(mgmt->da, da, ETH_ALEN);
 	memcpy(mgmt->sa, sdata->vif.addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	/* BSSID is left zeroed, wildcard value */
-	mgmt->u.action.category = WLAN_CATEGORY_MESH_PLINK;
+	mgmt->u.action.category = WLAN_CATEGORY_MESH_ACTION;
 	mgmt->u.action.u.plink_action.action_code = action;
 
 	if (action == PLINK_CLOSE)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 81241e18f3a4535da4c0b2f321df3122102edb67..634f3d97a27962f89fecb9172410ebe40132922c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -495,8 +495,11 @@ ieee80211_rx_mesh_check(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 			return RX_DROP_MONITOR;
 
 		if (ieee80211_is_action(hdr->frame_control)) {
+			u8 category;
 			mgmt = (struct ieee80211_mgmt *)hdr;
-			if (mgmt->u.action.category != WLAN_CATEGORY_MESH_PLINK)
+			category = mgmt->u.action.category;
+			if (category != WLAN_CATEGORY_MESH_ACTION &&
+				category != WLAN_CATEGORY_SELF_PROTECTED)
 				return RX_DROP_MONITOR;
 			return RX_CONTINUE;
 		}
@@ -2205,7 +2208,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_action(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 			goto handled;
 		}
 		break;
-	case WLAN_CATEGORY_MESH_PLINK:
+	case WLAN_CATEGORY_MESH_ACTION:
 		if (!ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif))
 			break;
 		goto queue;