diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/assoc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/assoc.c
index 5e650f35841545313d160baf4e658d48bb83d2a8..fb3dff0fdfa8ce674d939cd8fd93b2431c37001e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/assoc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/assoc.c
@@ -2052,13 +2052,6 @@ void lbs_association_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (   test_bit(ASSOC_FLAG_WEP_KEYS, &assoc_req->flags)
-	    || test_bit(ASSOC_FLAG_WEP_TX_KEYIDX, &assoc_req->flags)) {
-		ret = assoc_helper_wep_keys(priv, assoc_req);
-		if (ret)
-			goto out;
-	}
-
 	if (test_bit(ASSOC_FLAG_SECINFO, &assoc_req->flags)) {
 		ret = assoc_helper_secinfo(priv, assoc_req);
 		if (ret)
@@ -2078,6 +2071,14 @@ void lbs_association_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (   test_bit(ASSOC_FLAG_WEP_KEYS, &assoc_req->flags)
+	    || test_bit(ASSOC_FLAG_WEP_TX_KEYIDX, &assoc_req->flags)) {
+		ret = assoc_helper_wep_keys(priv, assoc_req);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
+
 	/* SSID/BSSID should be the _last_ config option set, because they
 	 * trigger the association attempt.
 	 */