diff --git a/net/mac80211/key.c b/net/mac80211/key.c
index 16d97f044a202e61020f3ef563941e4c9adace0a..d808cff8015374ddfb927d5695a3d3973bcc0428 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/key.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/key.c
@@ -482,9 +482,6 @@ int ieee80211_key_link(struct ieee80211_key *key,
 	int idx, ret;
 	bool pairwise;
 
-	if (WARN_ON(!sdata || !key))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	pairwise = key->conf.flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PAIRWISE;
 	idx = key->conf.keyidx;
 	key->local = sdata->local;