diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
index be81788b80c77f62abec9caee01a6f09ef0ac4d0..5b3f40356c64efd35aab7ea86ac13942574cdddb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
@@ -2195,7 +2195,7 @@ static void rt2800pci_write_tx_desc(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXWI_W1_BW_WIN_SIZE, txdesc->ba_size);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXWI_W1_WIRELESS_CLI_ID,
 			   test_bit(ENTRY_TXD_ENCRYPT, &txdesc->flags) ?
-			       (skbdesc->entry->entry_idx + 1) : 0xff);
+			   txdesc->key_idx : 0xff);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXWI_W1_MPDU_TOTAL_BYTE_COUNT,
 			   skb->len - txdesc->l2pad);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXWI_W1_PACKETID,