diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.c
index 05b93f301ca08295816cdc4d7d98fc6b72454ad7..ff8a46c9595e1bf1d2d6bded95c40425ab81ce51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -521,9 +521,16 @@ static int qtnf_del_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = qtnf_cmd_send_del_key(vif, key_index, pairwise, mac_addr);
-	if (ret)
-		pr_err("VIF%u.%u: failed to delete key: idx=%u pw=%u\n",
-		       vif->mac->macid, vif->vifid, key_index, pairwise);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (ret == -ENOENT) {
+			pr_debug("VIF%u.%u: key index %d out of bounds\n",
+				 vif->mac->macid, vif->vifid, key_index);
+		} else {
+			pr_err("VIF%u.%u: failed to delete key: idx=%u pw=%u\n",
+			       vif->mac->macid, vif->vifid,
+			       key_index, pairwise);
+		}
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }