diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-sta.c
index 901fd9485d75..626ed701100e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-sta.c
@@ -1250,9 +1250,6 @@ int iwl_set_dynamic_key(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 
 	switch (keyconf->cipher) {
 	case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP:
-		keyconf->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC;
-		keyconf->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV;
-
 		if (sta)
 			addr = sta->addr;
 		else /* station mode case only */
@@ -1265,8 +1262,6 @@ int iwl_set_dynamic_key(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 					  seq.tkip.iv32, p1k, CMD_SYNC);
 		break;
 	case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_CCMP:
-		keyconf->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV;
-		/* fall through */
 	case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP40:
 	case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP104:
 		ret = iwlagn_send_sta_key(priv, keyconf, sta_id,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c
index ec31482435ba..bafd52597678 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c
@@ -521,6 +521,17 @@ static int iwlagn_mac_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, enum set_key_cmd cmd,
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
+	switch (key->cipher) {
+	case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP:
+		key->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC;
+		/* fall through */
+	case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_CCMP:
+		key->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV;
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * We could program these keys into the hardware as well, but we
 	 * don't expect much multicast traffic in IBSS and having keys