diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.18/640-bridge_no_eap_forward.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.18/640-bridge_no_eap_forward.patch
index acbf1e206e5..69a994934ae 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.18/640-bridge_no_eap_forward.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.18/640-bridge_no_eap_forward.patch
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 +	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_PAE)) {
 +		skb2 = skb;
 +		/* Do not forward 802.1x/EAP frames */
-+
++		skb = NULL;
 +	} else if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(dest)) {
  		skb2 = skb;
  		unicast = false;
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-4.0/640-bridge_no_eap_forward.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.0/640-bridge_no_eap_forward.patch
index 7a9dc26a7b2..c9b8613e7b8 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-4.0/640-bridge_no_eap_forward.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.0/640-bridge_no_eap_forward.patch
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 +	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_PAE)) {
 +		skb2 = skb;
 +		/* Do not forward 802.1x/EAP frames */
-+
++		skb = NULL;
 +	} else if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(dest)) {
  		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_INET) &&
  		    p->flags & BR_PROXYARP &&
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-4.1/640-bridge_no_eap_forward.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.1/640-bridge_no_eap_forward.patch
index 283bc85a9c1..d3871eb2999 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-4.1/640-bridge_no_eap_forward.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.1/640-bridge_no_eap_forward.patch
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 +	if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_PAE)) {
 +		skb2 = skb;
 +		/* Do not forward 802.1x/EAP frames */
-+
++		skb = NULL;
 +	} else if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(dest)) {
  		skb2 = skb;
  		unicast = false;