diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
index dc44cfef75176e1710f6622fee85f1f5e9b97e11..16e052d02c94088006e380dd95bc9bec1ba28f88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
@@ -502,8 +502,7 @@ ath5k_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, enum set_key_cmd cmd,
 			break;
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	default:
-		WARN_ON(1);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&ah->lock);