diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 5f6e32ca0858..b38da13e2a88 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -1070,13 +1070,6 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_decrypt(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 	switch (rx->key->conf.cipher) {
 	case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP40:
 	case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP104:
-		/* Check for weak IVs if possible */
-		if (rx->sta && ieee80211_is_data(fc) &&
-		    (!(status->flag & RX_FLAG_IV_STRIPPED) ||
-		     !(status->flag & RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED)) &&
-		    ieee80211_wep_is_weak_iv(rx->skb, rx->key))
-			rx->sta->wep_weak_iv_count++;
-
 		result = ieee80211_crypto_wep_decrypt(rx);
 		break;
 	case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP:
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wep.c b/net/mac80211/wep.c
index 68ad351479df..5cd87ba11bb7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wep.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wep.c
@@ -263,16 +263,14 @@ static int ieee80211_wep_decrypt(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 }
 
 
-bool ieee80211_wep_is_weak_iv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ieee80211_key *key)
+static bool ieee80211_wep_is_weak_iv(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				     struct ieee80211_key *key)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
 	unsigned int hdrlen;
 	u8 *ivpos;
 	u32 iv;
 
-	if (!ieee80211_has_protected(hdr->frame_control))
-		return false;
-
 	hdrlen = ieee80211_hdrlen(hdr->frame_control);
 	ivpos = skb->data + hdrlen;
 	iv = (ivpos[0] << 16) | (ivpos[1] << 8) | ivpos[2];
@@ -292,9 +290,13 @@ ieee80211_crypto_wep_decrypt(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 		return RX_CONTINUE;
 
 	if (!(status->flag & RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED)) {
+		if (rx->sta && ieee80211_wep_is_weak_iv(rx->skb, rx->key))
+			rx->sta->wep_weak_iv_count++;
 		if (ieee80211_wep_decrypt(rx->local, rx->skb, rx->key))
 			return RX_DROP_UNUSABLE;
 	} else if (!(status->flag & RX_FLAG_IV_STRIPPED)) {
+		if (rx->sta && ieee80211_wep_is_weak_iv(rx->skb, rx->key))
+			rx->sta->wep_weak_iv_count++;
 		ieee80211_wep_remove_iv(rx->local, rx->skb, rx->key);
 		/* remove ICV */
 		skb_trim(rx->skb, rx->skb->len - WEP_ICV_LEN);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wep.h b/net/mac80211/wep.h
index 01e54840a628..9615749d1f65 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wep.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/wep.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ int ieee80211_wep_encrypt(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 			  const u8 *key, int keylen, int keyidx);
 int ieee80211_wep_decrypt_data(struct crypto_cipher *tfm, u8 *rc4key,
 			       size_t klen, u8 *data, size_t data_len);
-bool ieee80211_wep_is_weak_iv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ieee80211_key *key);
 
 ieee80211_rx_result
 ieee80211_crypto_wep_decrypt(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx);