diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
index 6dc718bf3be3a256423ae7e3f28f946193c40269..a54db918574773f517b5acf100230971935ff0e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
@@ -1980,7 +1980,9 @@ brcmf_cfg80211_add_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *ndev,
 	if (!check_vif_up(ifp->vif))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	if (mac_addr) {
+	if (mac_addr &&
+		(params->cipher != WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP40) &&
+		(params->cipher != WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP104)) {
 		brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Exit");
 		return brcmf_add_keyext(wiphy, ndev, key_idx, mac_addr, params);
 	}