diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index b769567949be..dab6b8efe5fa 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int ieee80211_add_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (mac_addr) {
 		sta = sta_info_get_bss(sdata, mac_addr);
 		if (!sta) {
-			ieee80211_key_free(key);
+			ieee80211_key_free(sdata->local, key);
 			err = -ENOENT;
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int ieee80211_del_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 			goto out_unlock;
 
 		if (sta->key) {
-			ieee80211_key_free(sta->key);
+			ieee80211_key_free(sdata->local, sta->key);
 			WARN_ON(sta->key);
 			ret = 0;
 		}
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static int ieee80211_del_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	ieee80211_key_free(sdata->keys[key_idx]);
+	ieee80211_key_free(sdata->local, sdata->keys[key_idx]);
 	WARN_ON(sdata->keys[key_idx]);
 
 	ret = 0;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/key.c b/net/mac80211/key.c
index 50d1cff23d8e..1b9d87ed143a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/key.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/key.c
@@ -323,13 +323,15 @@ static void __ieee80211_key_destroy(struct ieee80211_key *key)
 	if (!key)
 		return;
 
-	ieee80211_key_disable_hw_accel(key);
+	if (key->local)
+		ieee80211_key_disable_hw_accel(key);
 
 	if (key->conf.alg == ALG_CCMP)
 		ieee80211_aes_key_free(key->u.ccmp.tfm);
 	if (key->conf.alg == ALG_AES_CMAC)
 		ieee80211_aes_cmac_key_free(key->u.aes_cmac.tfm);
-	ieee80211_debugfs_key_remove(key);
+	if (key->local)
+		ieee80211_debugfs_key_remove(key);
 
 	kfree(key);
 }
@@ -410,15 +412,12 @@ static void __ieee80211_key_free(struct ieee80211_key *key)
 	__ieee80211_key_destroy(key);
 }
 
-void ieee80211_key_free(struct ieee80211_key *key)
+void ieee80211_key_free(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+			struct ieee80211_key *key)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_local *local;
-
 	if (!key)
 		return;
 
-	local = key->sdata->local;
-
 	mutex_lock(&local->key_mtx);
 	__ieee80211_key_free(key);
 	mutex_unlock(&local->key_mtx);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/key.h b/net/mac80211/key.h
index a3849fa3fce8..b665bbb7a471 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/key.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/key.h
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ struct ieee80211_key *ieee80211_key_alloc(enum ieee80211_key_alg alg,
 void ieee80211_key_link(struct ieee80211_key *key,
 			struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			struct sta_info *sta);
-void ieee80211_key_free(struct ieee80211_key *key);
+void ieee80211_key_free(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+			struct ieee80211_key *key);
 void ieee80211_set_default_key(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, int idx);
 void ieee80211_set_default_mgmt_key(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				    int idx);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index 67656cbf2b15..6d86f0c1ad04 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ static int __must_check __sta_info_destroy(struct sta_info *sta)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (sta->key) {
-		ieee80211_key_free(sta->key);
+		ieee80211_key_free(local, sta->key);
 		WARN_ON(sta->key);
 	}