diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
index a462da23e87e7735e632cdd582e9344d39ee1c35..3b424ca1ba844855b798e757e0d0727dd29e9e27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
@@ -616,7 +616,8 @@ int ath9k_hw_process_rxdesc_edma(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath_rx_status *rxs,
 			rxs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
 		} else if (rxsp->status11 & AR_MichaelErr) {
 			rxs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_MIC;
-		}
+		} else if (rxsp->status11 & AR_KeyMiss)
+			rxs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
index 0b7d1253f0c0de6fbddb6eeba3b0c23af7831b08..3efda8a8a3c1e66e1b0ed71a7a5bbad2a936bb28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
@@ -714,6 +714,8 @@ int ath9k_hw_rxprocdesc(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath_desc *ds,
 		else if ((ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_MichaelErr) &&
 		         rs->rs_keyix != ATH9K_RXKEYIX_INVALID)
 			rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_MIC;
+		else if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_KeyMiss)
+			rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
 	}
 
 	return 0;