--- a/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ void ieee80211_process_addba_request(str
 
 	ies_len = len - offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt,
 				 u.action.u.addba_req.variable);
-	if (ies_len) {
+	if (ies_len && (mgmt->u.action.u.addba_req.variable[0] == WLAN_EID_ADDBA_EXT)) {
		elems = ieee802_11_parse_elems(mgmt->u.action.u.addba_req.variable,
					       ies_len, true, mgmt->bssid, NULL);
		if (!elems || elems->parse_error)