diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 4d6e6c6818d0adf0e86819af790048819c1f310e..60e3766d37396b2cfd265e3bfb1013037ccf17de 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ static inline bool ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
  *	CCMP key if it requires CCMP encryption of management frames (MFP) to
  *	be done in software.
  * @IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PUT_IV_SPACE: This flag should be set by the driver
- *	for a CCMP key if space should be prepared for the IV, but the IV
+ *	if space should be prepared for the IV, but the IV
  *	itself should not be generated. Do not set together with
  *	@IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV on the same key.
  */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wep.c b/net/mac80211/wep.c
index 7aa31bbfaa3bf7387df2756bf94877cc15fdda9a..e904401684daf2e9d652489072b9e94bf60202ac 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wep.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wep.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ static u8 *ieee80211_wep_add_iv(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 				int keylen, int keyidx)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
+	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	unsigned int hdrlen;
 	u8 *newhdr;
 
@@ -104,6 +105,12 @@ static u8 *ieee80211_wep_add_iv(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	hdrlen = ieee80211_hdrlen(hdr->frame_control);
 	newhdr = skb_push(skb, WEP_IV_LEN);
 	memmove(newhdr, newhdr + WEP_IV_LEN, hdrlen);
+
+	/* the HW only needs room for the IV, but not the actual IV */
+	if (info->control.hw_key &&
+	    (info->control.hw_key->flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PUT_IV_SPACE))
+		return newhdr + hdrlen;
+
 	ieee80211_wep_get_iv(local, keylen, keyidx, newhdr + hdrlen);
 	return newhdr + hdrlen;
 }
@@ -313,14 +320,15 @@ ieee80211_crypto_wep_decrypt(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 static int wep_encrypt_skb(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+	struct ieee80211_key_conf *hw_key = info->control.hw_key;
 
-	if (!info->control.hw_key) {
+	if (!hw_key) {
 		if (ieee80211_wep_encrypt(tx->local, skb, tx->key->conf.key,
 					  tx->key->conf.keylen,
 					  tx->key->conf.keyidx))
 			return -1;
-	} else if (info->control.hw_key->flags &
-			IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV) {
+	} else if ((hw_key->flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV) ||
+		   (hw_key->flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PUT_IV_SPACE)) {
 		if (!ieee80211_wep_add_iv(tx->local, skb,
 					  tx->key->conf.keylen,
 					  tx->key->conf.keyidx))
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wpa.c b/net/mac80211/wpa.c
index 0ae23c60968c0a9e82b214042ee5b01c4f27bb7d..4d05ad9403aeed594d87f5d6eeb70b2b8ac4625b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wpa.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wpa.c
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ static int tkip_encrypt_skb(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	u8 *pos;
 
 	if (info->control.hw_key &&
-	    !(info->control.hw_key->flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV)) {
+	    !(info->control.hw_key->flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV) &&
+	    !(info->control.hw_key->flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PUT_IV_SPACE)) {
 		/* hwaccel - with no need for software-generated IV */
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -204,6 +205,11 @@ static int tkip_encrypt_skb(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	memmove(pos, pos + TKIP_IV_LEN, hdrlen);
 	pos += hdrlen;
 
+	/* the HW only needs room for the IV, but not the actual IV */
+	if (info->control.hw_key &&
+	    (info->control.hw_key->flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PUT_IV_SPACE))
+		return 0;
+
 	/* Increase IV for the frame */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&key->u.tkip.txlock, flags);
 	key->u.tkip.tx.iv16++;