1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_tx.c
index 3d962eee4d61..21dfd08d3deb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_tx.c
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ int ath11k_dp_tx(struct ath11k *ar, struct ath11k_vif *arvif,
         struct ath11k_dp *dp = &ab->dp;
         struct hal_tx_info ti = {0};
         struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
-        struct ieee80211_key_conf *key = info->control.hw_key;
         struct ath11k_skb_cb *skb_cb = ATH11K_SKB_CB(skb);
         struct hal_srng *tcl_ring;
         struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (void *)skb->data;
@@ -149,9 +148,9 @@ tcl_ring_sel:
         ti.meta_data_flags = arvif->tcl_metadata;
 
         if (ti.encap_type == HAL_TCL_ENCAP_TYPE_RAW) {
-                if (key) {
+                if (skb_cb->flags & ATH11K_SKB_CIPHER_SET) {
                         ti.encrypt_type =
-                                ath11k_dp_tx_get_encrypt_type(key->cipher);
+                                ath11k_dp_tx_get_encrypt_type(skb_cb->cipher);
 
                         if (ieee80211_has_protected(hdr->frame_control))
                                 skb_put(skb, IEEE80211_CCMP_MIC_LEN);