diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
index e8f0ff93f05a..2c37bb548c0f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -1138,6 +1138,8 @@ static int validate_recv_data_frame(struct adapter *adapter,
 	}
 
 	if (pattrib->privacy) {
+		struct sk_buff *skb = precv_frame->pkt;
+
 		RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_recv_c_, _drv_info_, ("validate_recv_data_frame:pattrib->privacy=%x\n", pattrib->privacy));
 		RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_recv_c_, _drv_info_, ("\n ^^^^^^^^^^^IS_MCAST(pattrib->ra(0x%02x))=%d^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^6\n", pattrib->ra[0], IS_MCAST(pattrib->ra)));
 
@@ -1146,6 +1148,13 @@ static int validate_recv_data_frame(struct adapter *adapter,
 		RT_TRACE(_module_rtl871x_recv_c_, _drv_info_, ("\n pattrib->encrypt=%d\n", pattrib->encrypt));
 
 		SET_ICE_IV_LEN(pattrib->iv_len, pattrib->icv_len, pattrib->encrypt);
+
+		if (pattrib->bdecrypted == 1 && pattrib->encrypt > 0) {
+			memmove(skb->data + pattrib->iv_len,
+				skb->data, pattrib->hdrlen);
+			skb_pull(skb, pattrib->iv_len);
+			skb_trim(skb, skb->len - pattrib->icv_len);
+		}
 	} else {
 		pattrib->encrypt = 0;
 		pattrib->iv_len = 0;
@@ -1265,14 +1274,8 @@ static int validate_recv_frame(struct adapter *adapter,
 	 * Hence forward the frame to the monitor anyway to preserve the order
 	 * in which frames were received.
 	 */
-	rtl88eu_mon_recv_hook(adapter->pmondev, precv_frame);
 
-	if (precv_frame->attrib.bdecrypted == 1 && precv_frame->attrib.encrypt > 0 &&
-	    (adapter->securitypriv.busetkipkey == 1 || precv_frame->attrib.encrypt != _TKIP_)) {
-		memmove(precv_frame->pkt->data + precv_frame->attrib.iv_len, precv_frame->pkt->data, precv_frame->attrib.hdrlen);
-		skb_pull(precv_frame->pkt, precv_frame->attrib.iv_len);
-		skb_trim(precv_frame->pkt, precv_frame->pkt->len - precv_frame->attrib.icv_len);
-	}
+	rtl88eu_mon_recv_hook(adapter->pmondev, precv_frame);
 
 exit:
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mon.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mon.c
index 53f853f08428..ed396619d97a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mon.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/mon.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static void mon_recv_decrypted(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *data,
 }
 
 static void mon_recv_decrypted_recv(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *data,
-			       int data_len, int iv_len, int icv_len)
+				    int data_len)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
@@ -86,15 +86,8 @@ static void mon_recv_decrypted_recv(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *data,
 	hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
 	hdr_len = ieee80211_hdrlen(hdr->frame_control);
 
-	if (skb->len < hdr_len + iv_len + icv_len) {
-		if (ieee80211_has_protected(hdr->frame_control)) {
-			hdr->frame_control &= ~cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_PROTECTED);
-
-			memmove(skb->data + iv_len, skb->data, hdr_len);
-			skb_pull(skb, iv_len);
-			skb_trim(skb, skb->len - icv_len);
-		}
-	}
+	if (ieee80211_has_protected(hdr->frame_control))
+		hdr->frame_control &= ~cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_PROTECTED);
 
 	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 	skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, dev);
@@ -117,7 +110,6 @@ static void mon_recv_encrypted(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *data,
 void rtl88eu_mon_recv_hook(struct net_device *dev, struct recv_frame *frame)
 {
 	struct rx_pkt_attrib *attr;
-	int iv_len, icv_len;
 	int data_len;
 	u8 *data;
 
@@ -130,11 +122,8 @@ void rtl88eu_mon_recv_hook(struct net_device *dev, struct recv_frame *frame)
 	data = frame->pkt->data;
 	data_len = frame->pkt->len;
 
-	/* Broadcast and multicast frames don't have attr->{iv,icv}_len set */
-	SET_ICE_IV_LEN(iv_len, icv_len, attr->encrypt);
-
 	if (attr->bdecrypted)
-		mon_recv_decrypted_recv(dev, data, data_len, iv_len, icv_len);
+		mon_recv_decrypted_recv(dev, data, data_len);
 	else
 		mon_recv_encrypted(dev, data, data_len);
 }