diff --git a/dma.c b/dma.c
index bd8ee526..f695a145 100644
--- a/dma.c
+++ b/dma.c
@@ -547,8 +547,13 @@ mt76_dma_get_buf(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct mt76_queue *q, int idx,
 		t->ptr = NULL;
 
 		mt76_put_rxwi(dev, t);
-		if (drop)
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_MEDIATEK_SOC_WED
+		/* the WO MCU owns the RX path only on WED v2, on newer
+		 * versions this buf1 bit carries no drop information
+		 */
+		if (drop && dev->mmio.wed.version == 2)
 			*drop |= !!(buf1 & MT_DMA_CTL_WO_DROP);
+#endif
 	} else {
 		dma_sync_single_for_cpu(dev->dma_dev, e->dma_addr[0],
 				SKB_WITH_OVERHEAD(q->buf_size),