diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
index a36c3fea7495..6beac1f74e7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
@@ -1652,20 +1652,17 @@ static void rt2800_config_wcid_attr_cipher(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 		rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, offset, reg);
 	}
 
+	if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_RESET, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+		return;
+
 	offset = MAC_IVEIV_ENTRY(key->hw_key_idx);
 
-	if (crypto->cmd == SET_KEY) {
-		rt2800_register_multiread(rt2x00dev, offset,
-					  &iveiv_entry, sizeof(iveiv_entry));
-		if ((crypto->cipher == CIPHER_TKIP) ||
-		    (crypto->cipher == CIPHER_TKIP_NO_MIC) ||
-		    (crypto->cipher == CIPHER_AES))
-			iveiv_entry.iv[3] |= 0x20;
-		iveiv_entry.iv[3] |= key->keyidx << 6;
-	} else {
-		memset(&iveiv_entry, 0, sizeof(iveiv_entry));
-	}
-
+	memset(&iveiv_entry, 0, sizeof(iveiv_entry));
+	if ((crypto->cipher == CIPHER_TKIP) ||
+	    (crypto->cipher == CIPHER_TKIP_NO_MIC) ||
+	    (crypto->cipher == CIPHER_AES))
+		iveiv_entry.iv[3] |= 0x20;
+	iveiv_entry.iv[3] |= key->keyidx << 6;
 	rt2800_register_multiwrite(rt2x00dev, offset,
 				   &iveiv_entry, sizeof(iveiv_entry));
 }