--- /dev/null
+--- a/net/bridge/br_input.c
++++ b/net/bridge/br_input.c
+@@ -153,7 +153,11 @@ int br_handle_frame_finish(struct sk_buf
+
+ dst = NULL;
+
+- if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(dest)) {
++ if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_PAE)) {
++ skb2 = skb;
++ /* Do not forward 802.1x/EAP frames */
++
++ } else if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(dest)) {
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_INET) &&
+ p->flags & BR_PROXYARP &&
+ skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_ARP))