diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/msgbuf.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/msgbuf.c
index 68f1ce02f4bf..2b9a2bc429d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/msgbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/msgbuf.c
@@ -1157,6 +1157,8 @@ brcmf_msgbuf_process_rx_complete(struct brcmf_msgbuf *msgbuf, void *buf)
 		brcmu_pkt_buf_free_skb(skb);
 		return;
 	}
+
+	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, ifp->ndev);
 	brcmf_netif_rx(ifp, skb);
 }