diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index 826b665..e78f7f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
 #define bf_al           	bf_state.bfs_al
 #define bf_frmlen       	bf_state.bfs_frmlen
 #define bf_retries      	bf_state.bfs_retries
-#define bf_keyix                bf_state.bfs_keyix
 #define bf_isht(bf)		(bf->bf_state.bf_type & BUF_HT)
 #define bf_isampdu(bf)		(bf->bf_state.bf_type & BUF_AMPDU)
 #define bf_isaggr(bf)		(bf->bf_state.bf_type & BUF_AGGR)
@@ -221,7 +220,6 @@
 	int bfs_retries;
 	u8 bf_type;
 	u8 bfs_paprd;
-	u32 bfs_keyix;
 	enum ath9k_internal_frame_type bfs_ftype;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index 9f3d23a..176d88c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -1604,12 +1604,8 @@
 
 	bf->bf_flags = setup_tx_flags(skb);
 
-	if (tx_info->control.hw_key) {
+	if (tx_info->control.hw_key)
 		bf->bf_frmlen += tx_info->control.hw_key->icv_len;
-		bf->bf_keyix = tx_info->control.hw_key->hw_key_idx;
-	} else {
-		bf->bf_keyix = ATH9K_TXKEYIX_INVALID;
-	}
 
 	bf->bf_mpdu = skb;
 
@@ -1642,6 +1638,7 @@
 	struct ath_atx_tid *tid;
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	enum ath9k_key_type keytype;
+	u32 keyix;
 	int frm_type;
 	__le16 fc;
 	u8 tidno;
@@ -1656,8 +1653,13 @@
 	ath9k_hw_set_desc_link(ah, ds, 0);
 
 	keytype = ath9k_cmn_get_hw_crypto_keytype(skb);
+	if (tx_info->control.hw_key)
+		keyix = tx_info->control.hw_key->hw_key_idx;
+	else
+		keyix = ATH9K_TXKEYIX_INVALID;
+
 	ath9k_hw_set11n_txdesc(ah, ds, bf->bf_frmlen, frm_type, MAX_RATE_POWER,
-			       bf->bf_keyix, keytype, bf->bf_flags);
+			       keyix, keytype, bf->bf_flags);
 
 	ath9k_hw_filltxdesc(ah, ds,
 			    skb->len,	/* segment length */