diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index 3bcaa82f59b2d2f91a8c8f9159e056642475c577..a9ac872226fdf79d87d6bc8b9643d9d6d86cd793 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -1077,6 +1077,7 @@ static void iwl_mvm_restart_cleanup(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 	mvm->vif_count = 0;
 	mvm->rx_ba_sessions = 0;
 	mvm->fwrt.dump.conf = FW_DBG_INVALID;
+	mvm->monitor_on = false;
 
 	/* keep statistics ticking */
 	iwl_mvm_accu_radio_stats(mvm);
@@ -1437,6 +1438,9 @@ static int iwl_mvm_mac_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		mvm->p2p_device_vif = vif;
 	}
 
+	if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+		mvm->monitor_on = true;
+
 	iwl_mvm_vif_dbgfs_register(mvm, vif);
 	goto out_unlock;
 
@@ -1526,6 +1530,9 @@ static void iwl_mvm_mac_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	iwl_mvm_power_update_mac(mvm);
 	iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_remove(mvm, vif);
 
+	if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+		mvm->monitor_on = false;
+
 out_release:
 	mutex_unlock(&mvm->mutex);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index 83303bac0e4babf6b1d3d41d1f0fc167b80c871e..d75da37a79f3db370ad538049db771f824b1b84a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -1015,6 +1015,9 @@ struct iwl_mvm {
 	bool drop_bcn_ap_mode;
 
 	struct delayed_work cs_tx_unblock_dwork;
+
+	/* does a monitor vif exist (only one can exist hence bool) */
+	bool monitor_on;
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 	struct iwl_mvm_sar_profile sar_profiles[IWL_MVM_SAR_PROFILE_NUM];
 	struct iwl_mvm_geo_profile geo_profiles[IWL_NUM_GEO_PROFILES];
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rx.c
index 184c749766f29455bc57bf71ecb84b905a6354a7..2d14a58cbdd7e1cc2e7eaeb20eebc7242e0e5993 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rx.c
@@ -244,7 +244,9 @@ static u32 iwl_mvm_set_mac80211_rx_flag(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 		return 0;
 
 	default:
-		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Unhandled alg: 0x%x\n", rx_pkt_status);
+		/* Expected in monitor (not having the keys) */
+		if (!mvm->monitor_on)
+			IWL_ERR(mvm, "Unhandled alg: 0x%x\n", rx_pkt_status);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c
index 77f77bc5d0834776947ac2fb5b1b6a13a44796f5..248699c2c4bff0981a680eb4e161ffd5da261795 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c
@@ -277,7 +277,9 @@ static int iwl_mvm_rx_crypto(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
 		stats->flag |= RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED;
 		return 0;
 	default:
-		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Unhandled alg: 0x%x\n", status);
+		/* Expected in monitor (not having the keys) */
+		if (!mvm->monitor_on)
+			IWL_ERR(mvm, "Unhandled alg: 0x%x\n", status);
 	}
 
 	return 0;