1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/wme.c b/net/mac80211/wme.c
index 093a4ab7f28b..0b8ad1f4ecdd 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wme.c
@@ -99,10 +99,13 @@ static u16 classify80211(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb)
         /* in case we are a client verify acm is not set for this ac */
         while (unlikely(local->wmm_acm & BIT(skb->priority))) {
                 if (wme_downgrade_ac(skb)) {
-                        /* The old code would drop the packet in this
-                         * case.
+                        /*
+                         * This should not really happen. The AP has marked all
+                         * lower ACs to require admission control which is not
+                         * a reasonable configuration. Allow the frame to be
+                         * transmitted using AC_BK as a workaround.
                          */
-                        return 0;
+                        break;
                 }
         }