diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index e3a3bbd41966e20b1429d9b6d767542bdef2f389..02e2bfc04ccfd37cc24c94c1b9ab8e167cc9b27d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -58,10 +58,7 @@ static int ath10k_send_key(struct ath10k_vif *arvif,
 	switch (key->cipher) {
 	case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_CCMP:
 		arg.key_cipher = WMI_CIPHER_AES_CCM;
-		if (arvif->vdev_type == WMI_VDEV_TYPE_AP)
-			key->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV_MGMT;
-		else
-			key->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_SW_MGMT_TX;
+		key->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV_MGMT;
 		break;
 	case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP:
 		arg.key_cipher = WMI_CIPHER_TKIP;