diff --git a/net/mac80211/wme.c b/net/mac80211/wme.c
index 21211c60ca98..d51422c778de 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wme.c
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ u16 ieee80211_select_queue(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		return IEEE80211_AC_BE;
 	}
 
+	if (skb->protocol == sdata->control_port_protocol) {
+		skb->priority = 7;
+		return ieee80211_downgrade_queue(sdata, skb);
+	}
+
 	/* use the data classifier to determine what 802.1d tag the
 	 * data frame has */
 	rcu_read_lock();