diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_adhoc.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_adhoc.c
index d3b19373e9c1..d7f44003a985 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_adhoc.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_adhoc.c
@@ -854,7 +854,8 @@ adhoc_recv_mgmt(struct ieee80211_node *ni, struct mbuf *m0,
 
 	case IEEE80211_FC0_SUBTYPE_ACTION:
 	case IEEE80211_FC0_SUBTYPE_ACTION_NOACK:
-		if (ni == vap->iv_bss) {
+	if ((ni == vap->iv_bss) &&
+	    !IEEE80211_ADDR_EQ(wh->i_addr2, ni->ni_macaddr)) {
 			IEEE80211_DISCARD(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_INPUT,
 			    wh, NULL, "%s", "unknown node");
 			vap->iv_stats.is_rx_mgtdiscard++;