diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
index 7b35f416404c..64ef3f3ba23b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
@@ -3320,6 +3320,10 @@ static int iwl_mvm_send_sta_igtk(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	igtk_cmd.sta_id = cpu_to_le32(sta_id);
 
 	if (remove_key) {
+		/* This is a valid situation for IGTK */
+		if (sta_id == IWL_MVM_INVALID_STA)
+			return 0;
+
 		igtk_cmd.ctrl_flags |= cpu_to_le32(STA_KEY_NOT_VALID);
 	} else {
 		struct ieee80211_key_seq seq;
@@ -3574,9 +3578,9 @@ int iwl_mvm_remove_sta_key(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	IWL_DEBUG_WEP(mvm, "mvm remove dynamic key: idx=%d sta=%d\n",
 		      keyconf->keyidx, sta_id);
 
-	if (mvm_sta && (keyconf->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_AES_CMAC ||
-			keyconf->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_BIP_GMAC_128 ||
-			keyconf->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_BIP_GMAC_256))
+	if (keyconf->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_AES_CMAC ||
+	    keyconf->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_BIP_GMAC_128 ||
+	    keyconf->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_BIP_GMAC_256)
 		return iwl_mvm_send_sta_igtk(mvm, keyconf, sta_id, true);
 
 	if (!__test_and_clear_bit(keyconf->hw_key_idx, mvm->fw_key_table)) {