diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index b61a7819867e..54a2a1db98a3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -1951,16 +1951,13 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		directed_tim = ieee80211_check_tim(elems.tim, elems.tim_len,
 						   ifmgd->aid);
 
-	ncrc = crc32_be(ncrc, (void *)&directed_tim, sizeof(directed_tim));
+	if (ncrc != ifmgd->beacon_crc) {
+		ieee80211_rx_bss_info(sdata, mgmt, len, rx_status, &elems,
+				      true);
 
-	if (ncrc == ifmgd->beacon_crc)
-		return;
-	ifmgd->beacon_crc = ncrc;
-
-	ieee80211_rx_bss_info(sdata, mgmt, len, rx_status, &elems, true);
-
-	ieee80211_sta_wmm_params(local, ifmgd, elems.wmm_param,
-				 elems.wmm_param_len);
+		ieee80211_sta_wmm_params(local, ifmgd, elems.wmm_param,
+					 elems.wmm_param_len);
+	}
 
 	if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK) {
 		if (directed_tim) {
@@ -1985,6 +1982,10 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (ncrc == ifmgd->beacon_crc)
+		return;
+	ifmgd->beacon_crc = ncrc;
+
 	if (elems.erp_info && elems.erp_info_len >= 1) {
 		erp_valid = true;
 		erp_value = elems.erp_info[0];