diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
index 6cabc85bf61b..b363cc06cfd9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
@@ -525,8 +525,8 @@ int ath9k_hw_process_rxdesc_edma(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath_rx_status *rxs,
 			rxs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
 		else if (rxsp->status11 & AR_MichaelErr)
 			rxs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_MIC;
-		else if (rxsp->status11 & AR_KeyMiss)
-			rxs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
+		if (rxsp->status11 & AR_KeyMiss)
+			rxs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_KEYMISS;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
index 835e81d8ef0e..6a8fdf33a527 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ int ath9k_hw_rxprocdesc(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath_desc *ds,
 			rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
 		else if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_MichaelErr)
 			rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_MIC;
-		else if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_KeyMiss)
-			rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
+		if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_KeyMiss)
+			rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_KEYMISS;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.h
index 736fcbee919d..11dbd1473a13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ struct ath_htc_rx_status {
 #define ATH9K_RXERR_FIFO          0x04
 #define ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT       0x08
 #define ATH9K_RXERR_MIC           0x10
+#define ATH9K_RXERR_KEYMISS       0x20
 
 #define ATH9K_RX_MORE             0x01
 #define ATH9K_RX_MORE_AGGR        0x02
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index 33d30792d7d7..cd2722529c14 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -820,7 +820,8 @@ static bool ath9k_rx_accept(struct ath_common *common,
 		test_bit(rx_stats->rs_keyix, common->tkip_keymap);
 	strip_mic = is_valid_tkip && ieee80211_is_data(fc) &&
 		!(rx_stats->rs_status &
-		(ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT | ATH9K_RXERR_CRC | ATH9K_RXERR_MIC));
+		(ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT | ATH9K_RXERR_CRC | ATH9K_RXERR_MIC |
+		 ATH9K_RXERR_KEYMISS));
 
 	if (!rx_stats->rs_datalen)
 		return false;
@@ -848,6 +849,8 @@ static bool ath9k_rx_accept(struct ath_common *common,
 	 * descriptors.
 	 */
 	if (rx_stats->rs_status != 0) {
+		u8 status_mask;
+
 		if (rx_stats->rs_status & ATH9K_RXERR_CRC) {
 			rxs->flag |= RX_FLAG_FAILED_FCS_CRC;
 			mic_error = false;
@@ -855,7 +858,8 @@ static bool ath9k_rx_accept(struct ath_common *common,
 		if (rx_stats->rs_status & ATH9K_RXERR_PHY)
 			return false;
 
-		if (rx_stats->rs_status & ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT) {
+		if ((rx_stats->rs_status & ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT) ||
+		    (!is_mc && (rx_stats->rs_status & ATH9K_RXERR_KEYMISS))) {
 			*decrypt_error = true;
 			mic_error = false;
 		}
@@ -865,17 +869,14 @@ static bool ath9k_rx_accept(struct ath_common *common,
 		 * decryption and MIC failures. For monitor mode,
 		 * we also ignore the CRC error.
 		 */
-		if (ah->is_monitoring) {
-			if (rx_stats->rs_status &
-			    ~(ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT | ATH9K_RXERR_MIC |
-			      ATH9K_RXERR_CRC))
-				return false;
-		} else {
-			if (rx_stats->rs_status &
-			    ~(ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT | ATH9K_RXERR_MIC)) {
-				return false;
-			}
-		}
+		status_mask = ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT | ATH9K_RXERR_MIC |
+			      ATH9K_RXERR_KEYMISS;
+
+		if (ah->is_monitoring)
+			status_mask |= ATH9K_RXERR_CRC;
+
+		if (rx_stats->rs_status & ~status_mask)
+			return false;
 	}
 
 	/*