diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 0efa7fd01150fef0a9a18030a53ff1b10d7ece14..ab77f943dc046bd2a0fc4561e0e34ba40a5edb07 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -1682,14 +1682,6 @@ static int nl80211_set_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 
-		if (!(rdev->wiphy.flags &
-				WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_SEPARATE_DEFAULT_KEYS)) {
-			if (!key.def_uni || !key.def_multi) {
-				err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-				goto out;
-			}
-		}
-
 		err = rdev->ops->set_default_key(&rdev->wiphy, dev, key.idx,
 						 key.def_uni, key.def_multi);