int head_need, bool may_encrypt)
 {
        struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
+       struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
+       bool enc_tailroom;
        int tail_need = 0;
 
-       if (may_encrypt && sdata->crypto_tx_tailroom_needed_cnt) {
+       hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
+       enc_tailroom = may_encrypt &&
+                      (sdata->crypto_tx_tailroom_needed_cnt ||
+                       ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control));
+
+       if (enc_tailroom) {
                tail_need = IEEE80211_ENCRYPT_TAILROOM;
                tail_need -= skb_tailroom(skb);
                tail_need = max_t(int, tail_need, 0);
 
        if (skb_cloned(skb) &&
            (!ieee80211_hw_check(&local->hw, SUPPORTS_CLONED_SKBS) ||
-            !skb_clone_writable(skb, ETH_HLEN) ||
-            (may_encrypt && sdata->crypto_tx_tailroom_needed_cnt)))
+            !skb_clone_writable(skb, ETH_HLEN) || enc_tailroom))
                I802_DEBUG_INC(local->tx_expand_skb_head_cloned);
        else if (head_need || tail_need)
                I802_DEBUG_INC(local->tx_expand_skb_head);