diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index 778a77303c49..ff0a5ed3ca80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -879,6 +879,9 @@ static void macsec_decrypt_done(struct crypto_async_request *base, int err)
 
 	aead_request_free(macsec_skb_cb(skb)->req);
 
+	if (!err)
+		macsec_skb_cb(skb)->valid = true;
+
 	rcu_read_lock_bh();
 	pn = ntohl(macsec_ethhdr(skb)->packet_number);
 	if (!macsec_post_decrypt(skb, &macsec->secy, pn)) {