diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-sta.c
index afa1633602a744891707ae489727639c7137a8e2..7fd806d33a677e06032d741f5f100b69f9add9fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-sta.c
@@ -566,6 +566,8 @@ int iwl_remove_default_wep_key(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->sta_lock, flags);
+	IWL_DEBUG_WEP(priv, "Removing default WEP key: idx=%d\n",
+		      keyconf->keyidx);
 
 	if (!test_and_clear_bit(keyconf->keyidx, &priv->ucode_key_table))
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "index %d not used in uCode key table.\n",
@@ -573,6 +575,11 @@ int iwl_remove_default_wep_key(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 
 	priv->default_wep_key--;
 	memset(&priv->wep_keys[keyconf->keyidx], 0, sizeof(priv->wep_keys[0]));
+	if (iwl_is_rfkill(priv)) {
+		IWL_DEBUG_WEP(priv, "Not sending REPLY_WEPKEY command due to RFKILL.\n");
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->sta_lock, flags);
+		return 0;
+	}
 	ret = iwl_send_static_wepkey_cmd(priv, 1);
 	IWL_DEBUG_WEP(priv, "Remove default WEP key: idx=%d ret=%d\n",
 		      keyconf->keyidx, ret);
@@ -853,6 +860,11 @@ int iwl_remove_dynamic_key(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 	priv->stations[sta_id].sta.sta.modify_mask = STA_MODIFY_KEY_MASK;
 	priv->stations[sta_id].sta.mode = STA_CONTROL_MODIFY_MSK;
 
+	if (iwl_is_rfkill(priv)) {
+		IWL_DEBUG_WEP(priv, "Not sending REPLY_ADD_STA command because RFKILL enabled. \n");
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->sta_lock, flags);
+		return 0;
+	}
 	ret =  iwl_send_add_sta(priv, &priv->stations[sta_id].sta, CMD_ASYNC);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->sta_lock, flags);
 	return ret;