diff --git a/net/mac80211/status.c b/net/mac80211/status.c
index 95763e036975..3153c19893b8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/status.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/status.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 				skb2 = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 				if (skb2) {
 					skb2->dev = prev_dev;
-					netif_receive_skb(skb2);
+					netif_rx(skb2);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	}
 	if (prev_dev) {
 		skb->dev = prev_dev;
-		netif_receive_skb(skb);
+		netif_rx(skb);
 		skb = NULL;
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();