diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/cfg80211.c
index c42be81e979e..48e8218fd23b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/cfg80211.c
@@ -165,11 +165,15 @@ static int iwm_cfg80211_add_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *ndev,
 				struct key_params *params)
 {
 	struct iwm_priv *iwm = ndev_to_iwm(ndev);
-	struct iwm_key *key = &iwm->keys[key_index];
+	struct iwm_key *key;
 	int ret;
 
 	IWM_DBG_WEXT(iwm, DBG, "Adding key for %pM\n", mac_addr);
 
+	if (key_index >= IWM_NUM_KEYS)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	key = &iwm->keys[key_index];
 	memset(key, 0, sizeof(struct iwm_key));
 	ret = iwm_key_init(key, key_index, mac_addr, params);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -214,8 +218,12 @@ static int iwm_cfg80211_del_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *ndev,
 				u8 key_index, bool pairwise, const u8 *mac_addr)
 {
 	struct iwm_priv *iwm = ndev_to_iwm(ndev);
-	struct iwm_key *key = &iwm->keys[key_index];
+	struct iwm_key *key;
 
+	if (key_index >= IWM_NUM_KEYS)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	key = &iwm->keys[key_index];
 	if (!iwm->keys[key_index].key_len) {
 		IWM_DBG_WEXT(iwm, DBG, "Key %d not used\n", key_index);
 		return 0;
@@ -236,6 +244,9 @@ static int iwm_cfg80211_set_default_key(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
 	IWM_DBG_WEXT(iwm, DBG, "Default key index is: %d\n", key_index);
 
+	if (key_index >= IWM_NUM_KEYS)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 	if (!iwm->keys[key_index].key_len) {
 		IWM_ERR(iwm, "Key %d not used\n", key_index);
 		return -EINVAL;