diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common.c
index c6dd7f1fed65ed52b2ed1d0fd72c474260b5656f..eb62c58dd0f7ade60b018cc54207dd57ce47a121 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void ath9k_cmn_rx_skb_postprocess(struct ath_common *common,
 		if (test_bit(keyix, common->keymap))
 			rxs->flag |= RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED;
 	}
-	if (ah->sw_mgmt_crypto &&
+	if (ah->sw_mgmt_crypto_rx &&
 	    (rxs->flag & RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED) &&
 	    ieee80211_is_mgmt(fc))
 		/* Use software decrypt for management frames. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
index 689ac998b87e393830743c29671545f276747518..c7d12efaa86a8ad92306b96b196e5abc52cc42ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ static int ath9k_htc_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			key->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV;
 			if (key->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP)
 				key->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC;
-			if (priv->ah->sw_mgmt_crypto &&
+			if (priv->ah->sw_mgmt_crypto_tx &&
 			    key->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_CCMP)
 				key->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_SW_MGMT_TX;
 			ret = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index ee9fb52cec62aa9ee07cdda616ea4d1ac041f342..c1c2f2158b7547cfd4afafb4d5b38213f643a7f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -1598,16 +1598,19 @@ static void ath9k_hw_init_mfp(struct ath_hw *ah)
 		 * frames when constructing CCMP AAD. */
 		REG_RMW_FIELD(ah, AR_AES_MUTE_MASK1, AR_AES_MUTE_MASK1_FC_MGMT,
 			      0xc7ff);
-		ah->sw_mgmt_crypto = false;
+		ah->sw_mgmt_crypto_tx = false;
+		ah->sw_mgmt_crypto_rx = false;
 	} else if (AR_SREV_9160_10_OR_LATER(ah)) {
 		/* Disable hardware crypto for management frames */
 		REG_CLR_BIT(ah, AR_PCU_MISC_MODE2,
 			    AR_PCU_MISC_MODE2_MGMT_CRYPTO_ENABLE);
 		REG_SET_BIT(ah, AR_PCU_MISC_MODE2,
 			    AR_PCU_MISC_MODE2_NO_CRYPTO_FOR_NON_DATA_PKT);
-		ah->sw_mgmt_crypto = true;
+		ah->sw_mgmt_crypto_tx = true;
+		ah->sw_mgmt_crypto_rx = true;
 	} else {
-		ah->sw_mgmt_crypto = true;
+		ah->sw_mgmt_crypto_tx = true;
+		ah->sw_mgmt_crypto_rx = true;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
index e49721e85f6a17879d68ae6c03075bcaf1847cbc..55ee0a5bc6fa1301d397b67aa8158daa0a073df7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -753,7 +753,8 @@ struct ath_hw {
 	} eeprom;
 	const struct eeprom_ops *eep_ops;
 
-	bool sw_mgmt_crypto;
+	bool sw_mgmt_crypto_tx;
+	bool sw_mgmt_crypto_rx;
 	bool is_pciexpress;
 	bool aspm_enabled;
 	bool is_monitoring;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index 6aed6a236066222707249ae3719b48fcdf776d5e..ca71f2fdc27636c7b94690fb0761a5db096cd367 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ static int ath9k_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			key->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV;
 			if (key->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP)
 				key->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC;
-			if (sc->sc_ah->sw_mgmt_crypto &&
+			if (sc->sc_ah->sw_mgmt_crypto_tx &&
 			    key->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_CCMP)
 				key->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_SW_MGMT_TX;
 			ret = 0;