1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
index 1d585cc2c8c7..10ec05624a67 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
@@ -73,11 +73,8 @@ static int ieee80211_set_encryption(struct net_device *dev, u8 *sta_addr,
                 key = NULL;
         } else {
                 /*
-                 * Need to free it before allocating a new one with
-                 * with the same index or the ordering to the driver's
-                 * set_key() callback becomes confused.
+                 * Automatically frees any old key if present.
                  */
-                ieee80211_key_free(key);
                 key = ieee80211_key_alloc(sdata, sta, alg, idx, key_len, _key);
                 if (!key) {
                         ret = -ENOMEM;