diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
index dbd2ba2bb7146f29f6f6c85c89fb34263b9e0ed9..3739e42b34e46f42348887fddfafc294d2393d0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
@@ -3170,8 +3170,9 @@ static int __iwl_mvm_remove_sta_key(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, u8 sta_id,
 	int ret, size;
 	u32 status;
 
+	/* This is a valid situation for GTK removal */
 	if (sta_id == IWL_MVM_INVALID_STA)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
 
 	key_flags = cpu_to_le16((keyconf->keyidx << STA_KEY_FLG_KEYID_POS) &
 				 STA_KEY_FLG_KEYID_MSK);