diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 5214686d9fd1..1a252c606ad0 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -414,6 +414,9 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_multicast_ps_buf(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 	if (ieee80211_has_order(hdr->frame_control))
 		return TX_CONTINUE;
 
+	if (ieee80211_is_probe_req(hdr->frame_control))
+		return TX_CONTINUE;
+
 	if (tx->local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_QUEUE_CONTROL)
 		info->hw_queue = tx->sdata->vif.cab_queue;
 
@@ -463,6 +466,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_unicast_ps_buf(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 	struct sta_info *sta = tx->sta;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(tx->skb);
+	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)tx->skb->data;
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = tx->local;
 
 	if (unlikely(!sta))
@@ -473,6 +477,12 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_unicast_ps_buf(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 		     !(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_PS_BUFFER))) {
 		int ac = skb_get_queue_mapping(tx->skb);
 
+		if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control) &&
+		    !ieee80211_is_bufferable_mmpdu(hdr->frame_control)) {
+			info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_PS_BUFFER;
+			return TX_CONTINUE;
+		}
+
 		ps_dbg(sta->sdata, "STA %pM aid %d: PS buffer for AC %d\n",
 		       sta->sta.addr, sta->sta.aid, ac);
 		if (tx->local->total_ps_buffered >= TOTAL_MAX_TX_BUFFER)
@@ -531,19 +541,9 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_unicast_ps_buf(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 static ieee80211_tx_result debug_noinline
 ieee80211_tx_h_ps_buf(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(tx->skb);
-	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)tx->skb->data;
-
 	if (unlikely(tx->flags & IEEE80211_TX_PS_BUFFERED))
 		return TX_CONTINUE;
 
-	if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control) &&
-	    !ieee80211_is_bufferable_mmpdu(hdr->frame_control)) {
-		if (tx->flags & IEEE80211_TX_UNICAST)
-			info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_PS_BUFFER;
-		return TX_CONTINUE;
-	}
-
 	if (tx->flags & IEEE80211_TX_UNICAST)
 		return ieee80211_tx_h_unicast_ps_buf(tx);
 	else