diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c
index dd5aeaff44ba3483804df003bd5779cbf0138794..fd125473be7a32f1afba257f5db8698498e822c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c
@@ -4093,7 +4093,7 @@ static int mwl8k_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if (sta == NULL)
-		addr = hw->wiphy->perm_addr;
+		addr = vif->addr;
 	else
 		addr = sta->addr;