diff --git a/net/mac80211/wep.c b/net/mac80211/wep.c
index ef73105b3061..4fafb2d27c84 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wep.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wep.c
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ static inline bool ieee80211_wep_weak_iv(u32 iv, int keylen)
 
 
 static void ieee80211_wep_get_iv(struct ieee80211_local *local,
-				 struct ieee80211_key *key, u8 *iv)
+				 int keylen, int keyidx, u8 *iv)
 {
 	local->wep_iv++;
-	if (ieee80211_wep_weak_iv(local->wep_iv, key->conf.keylen))
+	if (ieee80211_wep_weak_iv(local->wep_iv, keylen))
 		local->wep_iv += 0x0100;
 
 	if (!iv)
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ static void ieee80211_wep_get_iv(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	*iv++ = (local->wep_iv >> 16) & 0xff;
 	*iv++ = (local->wep_iv >> 8) & 0xff;
 	*iv++ = local->wep_iv & 0xff;
-	*iv++ = key->conf.keyidx << 6;
+	*iv++ = keyidx << 6;
 }
 
 
 static u8 *ieee80211_wep_add_iv(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 				struct sk_buff *skb,
-				struct ieee80211_key *key)
+				int keylen, int keyidx)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
 	unsigned int hdrlen;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ 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);
-	ieee80211_wep_get_iv(local, key, newhdr + hdrlen);
+	ieee80211_wep_get_iv(local, keylen, keyidx, newhdr + hdrlen);
 	return newhdr + hdrlen;
 }
 
@@ -144,43 +144,32 @@ void ieee80211_wep_encrypt_data(struct crypto_blkcipher *tfm, u8 *rc4key,
  *
  * WEP frame payload: IV + TX key idx, RC4(data), ICV = RC4(CRC32(data))
  */
-int ieee80211_wep_encrypt(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			  struct ieee80211_key *key)
+static int ieee80211_wep_encrypt(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+				 struct sk_buff *skb,
+				 const u8 *key, int keylen, int keyidx)
 {
-	u32 klen;
-	u8 *rc4key, *iv;
+	u8 *iv;
 	size_t len;
+	u8 rc4key[3 + WLAN_KEY_LEN_WEP104];
 
-	if (!key || key->conf.alg != ALG_WEP)
+	iv = ieee80211_wep_add_iv(local, skb, keylen, keyidx);
+	if (!iv)
 		return -1;
 
-	klen = 3 + key->conf.keylen;
-	rc4key = kmalloc(klen, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!rc4key)
-		return -1;
-
-	iv = ieee80211_wep_add_iv(local, skb, key);
-	if (!iv) {
-		kfree(rc4key);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	len = skb->len - (iv + WEP_IV_LEN - skb->data);
 
 	/* Prepend 24-bit IV to RC4 key */
 	memcpy(rc4key, iv, 3);
 
 	/* Copy rest of the WEP key (the secret part) */
-	memcpy(rc4key + 3, key->conf.key, key->conf.keylen);
+	memcpy(rc4key + 3, key, keylen);
 
 	/* Add room for ICV */
 	skb_put(skb, WEP_ICV_LEN);
 
-	ieee80211_wep_encrypt_data(local->wep_tx_tfm, rc4key, klen,
+	ieee80211_wep_encrypt_data(local->wep_tx_tfm, rc4key, keylen + 3,
 				   iv + WEP_IV_LEN, len);
 
-	kfree(rc4key);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -216,8 +205,9 @@ int ieee80211_wep_decrypt_data(struct crypto_blkcipher *tfm, u8 *rc4key,
  * failure. If frame is OK, IV and ICV will be removed, i.e., decrypted payload
  * is moved to the beginning of the skb and skb length will be reduced.
  */
-int ieee80211_wep_decrypt(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			  struct ieee80211_key *key)
+static int ieee80211_wep_decrypt(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+				 struct sk_buff *skb,
+				 struct ieee80211_key *key)
 {
 	u32 klen;
 	u8 *rc4key;
@@ -314,12 +304,16 @@ static int wep_encrypt_skb(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 
 	if (!(tx->key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE)) {
-		if (ieee80211_wep_encrypt(tx->local, skb, tx->key))
+		if (ieee80211_wep_encrypt(tx->local, skb, tx->key->conf.key,
+					  tx->key->conf.keylen,
+					  tx->key->conf.keyidx))
 			return -1;
 	} else {
 		info->control.hw_key = &tx->key->conf;
 		if (tx->key->conf.flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV) {
-			if (!ieee80211_wep_add_iv(tx->local, skb, tx->key))
+			if (!ieee80211_wep_add_iv(tx->local, skb,
+						  tx->key->conf.keylen,
+						  tx->key->conf.keyidx))
 				return -1;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wep.h b/net/mac80211/wep.h
index d3f0db48314e..85219ded8703 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wep.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/wep.h
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ void ieee80211_wep_encrypt_data(struct crypto_blkcipher *tfm, u8 *rc4key,
 				size_t klen, u8 *data, size_t data_len);
 int ieee80211_wep_decrypt_data(struct crypto_blkcipher *tfm, u8 *rc4key,
 			       size_t klen, u8 *data, size_t data_len);
-int ieee80211_wep_encrypt(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			  struct ieee80211_key *key);
-int ieee80211_wep_decrypt(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			  struct ieee80211_key *key);
 bool ieee80211_wep_is_weak_iv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ieee80211_key *key);
 
 ieee80211_rx_result