}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_csa_is_complete);
 
+static int ieee80211_beacon_protect(struct sk_buff *skb,
+                                   struct ieee80211_local *local,
+                                   struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+{
+       ieee80211_tx_result res;
+       struct ieee80211_tx_data tx;
+
+       memset(&tx, 0, sizeof(tx));
+       tx.key = rcu_dereference(sdata->default_beacon_key);
+       if (!tx.key)
+               return 0;
+       tx.local = local;
+       tx.sdata = sdata;
+       __skb_queue_head_init(&tx.skbs);
+       __skb_queue_tail(&tx.skbs, skb);
+       res = ieee80211_tx_h_encrypt(&tx);
+       if (WARN_ON_ONCE(res != TX_CONTINUE))
+               return -1;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static struct sk_buff *
 __ieee80211_beacon_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
                       struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
                        if (beacon->tail)
                                skb_put_data(skb, beacon->tail,
                                             beacon->tail_len);
+
+                       if (ieee80211_beacon_protect(skb, local, sdata) < 0)
+                               goto out;
                } else
                        goto out;
        } else if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) {