diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_softap_tx_rx.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_softap_tx_rx.c
index 00b0e26aa4aa..67d07879e101 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_softap_tx_rx.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_softap_tx_rx.c
@@ -1172,6 +1172,15 @@ QDF_STATUS hdd_softap_rx_packet_cbk(void *adapter_context, qdf_nbuf_t rx_buf)
 					     STA_INFO_SOFTAP_RX_PACKET_CBK);
 		}
 
+		if (qdf_unlikely(qdf_nbuf_is_ipv4_eapol_pkt(skb) &&
+				 qdf_mem_cmp(qdf_nbuf_data(skb) +
+					     QDF_NBUF_DEST_MAC_OFFSET,
+					     adapter->mac_addr.bytes,
+					     QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE))) {
+			qdf_nbuf_free(skb);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		hdd_event_eapol_log(skb, QDF_RX);
 		qdf_dp_trace_log_pkt(adapter->vdev_id,
 				     skb, QDF_RX, QDF_TRACE_DEFAULT_PDEV_ID);