diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 9ba1f289c439..beed5b2a3933 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -5937,10 +5937,11 @@ void cfg80211_mgmt_tx_status(struct wireless_dev *wdev, u64 cookie,
 /**
  * cfg80211_rx_control_port - notification about a received control port frame
  * @dev: The device the frame matched to
- * @buf: control port frame
- * @len: length of the frame data
- * @addr: The peer from which the frame was received
- * @proto: frame protocol, typically PAE or Pre-authentication
+ * @skb: The skbuf with the control port frame.  It is assumed that the skbuf
+ * is 802.3 formatted (with 802.3 header).  The skb can be non-linear.  This
+ * function does not take ownership of the skb, so the caller is responsible
+ * for any cleanup.  The caller must also ensure that skb->protocol is set
+ * appropriately.
  * @unencrypted: Whether the frame was received unencrypted
  *
  * This function is used to inform userspace about a received control port
@@ -5953,8 +5954,7 @@ void cfg80211_mgmt_tx_status(struct wireless_dev *wdev, u64 cookie,
  * Return: %true if the frame was passed to userspace
  */
 bool cfg80211_rx_control_port(struct net_device *dev,
-			      const u8 *buf, size_t len,
-			      const u8 *addr, u16 proto, bool unencrypted);
+			      struct sk_buff *skb, bool unencrypted);
 
 /**
  * cfg80211_cqm_rssi_notify - connection quality monitoring rssi event
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index a16ba568e2a3..64742f2765c4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -2370,11 +2370,8 @@ static void ieee80211_deliver_skb_to_local_stack(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		     sdata->control_port_over_nl80211)) {
 		struct ieee80211_rx_status *status = IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(skb);
 		bool noencrypt = status->flag & RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED;
-		struct ethhdr *ehdr = eth_hdr(skb);
 
-		cfg80211_rx_control_port(dev, skb->data, skb->len,
-					 ehdr->h_source,
-					 be16_to_cpu(skb->protocol), noencrypt);
+		cfg80211_rx_control_port(dev, skb, noencrypt);
 		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 	} else {
 		/* deliver to local stack */
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 8db59129c095..b75a0144c0a5 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -15036,20 +15036,24 @@ void cfg80211_mgmt_tx_status(struct wireless_dev *wdev, u64 cookie,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_mgmt_tx_status);
 
 static int __nl80211_rx_control_port(struct net_device *dev,
-				     const u8 *buf, size_t len,
-				     const u8 *addr, u16 proto,
+				     struct sk_buff *skb,
 				     bool unencrypted, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_rdev(wdev->wiphy);
+	struct ethhdr *ehdr = eth_hdr(skb);
+	const u8 *addr = ehdr->h_source;
+	u16 proto = be16_to_cpu(skb->protocol);
 	struct sk_buff *msg;
 	void *hdr;
+	struct nlattr *frame;
+
 	u32 nlportid = READ_ONCE(wdev->conn_owner_nlportid);
 
 	if (!nlportid)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	msg = nlmsg_new(100 + len, gfp);
+	msg = nlmsg_new(100 + skb->len, gfp);
 	if (!msg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -15063,13 +15067,17 @@ static int __nl80211_rx_control_port(struct net_device *dev,
 	    nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX, dev->ifindex) ||
 	    nla_put_u64_64bit(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WDEV, wdev_id(wdev),
 			      NL80211_ATTR_PAD) ||
-	    nla_put(msg, NL80211_ATTR_FRAME, len, buf) ||
 	    nla_put(msg, NL80211_ATTR_MAC, ETH_ALEN, addr) ||
 	    nla_put_u16(msg, NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_ETHERTYPE, proto) ||
 	    (unencrypted && nla_put_flag(msg,
 					 NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_NO_ENCRYPT)))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
+	frame = nla_reserve(msg, NL80211_ATTR_FRAME, skb->len);
+	if (!frame)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	skb_copy_bits(skb, 0, nla_data(frame), skb->len);
 	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
 
 	return genlmsg_unicast(wiphy_net(&rdev->wiphy), msg, nlportid);
@@ -15080,14 +15088,12 @@ static int __nl80211_rx_control_port(struct net_device *dev,
 }
 
 bool cfg80211_rx_control_port(struct net_device *dev,
-			      const u8 *buf, size_t len,
-			      const u8 *addr, u16 proto, bool unencrypted)
+			      struct sk_buff *skb, bool unencrypted)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	trace_cfg80211_rx_control_port(dev, buf, len, addr, proto, unencrypted);
-	ret = __nl80211_rx_control_port(dev, buf, len, addr, proto,
-					unencrypted, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	trace_cfg80211_rx_control_port(dev, skb, unencrypted);
+	ret = __nl80211_rx_control_port(dev, skb, unencrypted, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	trace_cfg80211_return_bool(ret == 0);
 	return ret == 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/wireless/trace.h b/net/wireless/trace.h
index 2b417a2fe63f..7c73510b161f 100644
--- a/net/wireless/trace.h
+++ b/net/wireless/trace.h
@@ -2627,23 +2627,25 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cfg80211_mgmt_tx_status,
 );
 
 TRACE_EVENT(cfg80211_rx_control_port,
-	TP_PROTO(struct net_device *netdev, const u8 *buf, size_t len,
-		 const u8 *addr, u16 proto, bool unencrypted),
-	TP_ARGS(netdev, buf, len, addr, proto, unencrypted),
+	TP_PROTO(struct net_device *netdev, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		 bool unencrypted),
+	TP_ARGS(netdev, skb, unencrypted),
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		NETDEV_ENTRY
-		MAC_ENTRY(addr)
+		__field(int, len)
+		MAC_ENTRY(from)
 		__field(u16, proto)
 		__field(bool, unencrypted)
 	),
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		NETDEV_ASSIGN;
-		MAC_ASSIGN(addr, addr);
-		__entry->proto = proto;
+		__entry->len = skb->len;
+		MAC_ASSIGN(from, eth_hdr(skb)->h_source);
+		__entry->proto = be16_to_cpu(skb->protocol);
 		__entry->unencrypted = unencrypted;
 	),
-	TP_printk(NETDEV_PR_FMT ", " MAC_PR_FMT " proto: 0x%x, unencrypted: %s",
-		  NETDEV_PR_ARG, MAC_PR_ARG(addr),
+	TP_printk(NETDEV_PR_FMT ", len=%d, " MAC_PR_FMT ", proto: 0x%x, unencrypted: %s",
+		  NETDEV_PR_ARG, __entry->len, MAC_PR_ARG(from),
 		  __entry->proto, BOOL_TO_STR(__entry->unencrypted))
 );
 
