diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index f5d58652108dddc3173b7caa438c59175bc75fba..5f177dad2fa803f524439f4e77c101846ea723e1 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -404,6 +404,8 @@ void cfg80211_sme_abandon_assoc(struct wireless_dev *wdev);
 
 /* internal helpers */
 bool cfg80211_supported_cipher_suite(struct wiphy *wiphy, u32 cipher);
+bool cfg80211_valid_key_idx(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+			    int key_idx, bool pairwise);
 int cfg80211_validate_key_settings(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 				   struct key_params *params, int key_idx,
 				   bool pairwise, const u8 *mac_addr);
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 5f0605275fa39a821ba7dc4595743c72ac5ac8b8..04c4fd376e1d502da36900a14a232f5e54d9ef34 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -3624,9 +3624,6 @@ static int nl80211_del_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (key.idx < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC])
 		mac_addr = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
 
@@ -3642,6 +3639,10 @@ static int nl80211_del_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	    key.type != NL80211_KEYTYPE_GROUP)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (!cfg80211_valid_key_idx(rdev, key.idx,
+				    key.type == NL80211_KEYTYPE_PAIRWISE))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!rdev->ops->del_key)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index 973425db6bf33c812999d2e2e158734268dd0263..4310817a8e23489029ff2851e4ec8f663f514e02 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -214,11 +214,48 @@ bool cfg80211_supported_cipher_suite(struct wiphy *wiphy, u32 cipher)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static bool
+cfg80211_igtk_cipher_supported(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev)
+{
+	struct wiphy *wiphy = &rdev->wiphy;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < wiphy->n_cipher_suites; i++) {
+		switch (wiphy->cipher_suites[i]) {
+		case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_AES_CMAC:
+		case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_BIP_CMAC_256:
+		case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_BIP_GMAC_128:
+		case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_BIP_GMAC_256:
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool cfg80211_valid_key_idx(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+			    int key_idx, bool pairwise)
+{
+	int max_key_idx;
+
+	if (pairwise)
+		max_key_idx = 3;
+	else if (cfg80211_igtk_cipher_supported(rdev))
+		max_key_idx = 5;
+	else
+		max_key_idx = 3;
+
+	if (key_idx < 0 || key_idx > max_key_idx)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 int cfg80211_validate_key_settings(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 				   struct key_params *params, int key_idx,
 				   bool pairwise, const u8 *mac_addr)
 {
-	if (key_idx < 0 || key_idx > 5)
+	if (!cfg80211_valid_key_idx(rdev, key_idx, pairwise))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!pairwise && mac_addr && !(rdev->wiphy.flags & WIPHY_FLAG_IBSS_RSN))