diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/sta.c
index 216d43c8bd6e..7c04810dbf3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/silabs/wfx/sta.c
@@ -352,8 +352,11 @@ static int wfx_set_mfp_ap(struct wfx_vif *wvif)
 
 	ptr = (u16 *)cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_RSN, skb->data + ieoffset,
 				      skb->len - ieoffset);
-	if (unlikely(!ptr))
+	if (!ptr) {
+		/* No RSN IE is fine in open networks */
+		ret = 0;
 		goto free_skb;
+	}
 
 	ptr += pairwise_cipher_suite_count_offset;
 	if (WARN_ON(ptr > (u16 *)skb_tail_pointer(skb)))