diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_core.c
index a48e616e0fb91..6bfaab48b507d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_core.c
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ void rsi_core_xmit(struct rsi_common *common, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	tx_params = (struct skb_info *)info->driver_data;
+	/* info->driver_data and info->control part of union so make copy */
+	tx_params->have_key = !!info->control.hw_key;
 	wh = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)&skb->data[0];
 	tx_params->sta_id = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_hal.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_hal.c
index f4a26f16f00f4..2aa9f0b128396 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_hal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_hal.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ int rsi_prepare_data_desc(struct rsi_common *common, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		wh->frame_control |= cpu_to_le16(RSI_SET_PS_ENABLE);
 
 	if ((!(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT)) &&
-	    info->control.hw_key) {
+	    tx_params->have_key) {
 		if (rsi_is_cipher_wep(common))
 			ieee80211_size += 4;
 		else
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_main.h
index a3e4fd5bd3e92..810485a3c85a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_main.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ struct skb_info {
 	u8 internal_hdr_size;
 	struct ieee80211_vif *vif;
 	u8 vap_id;
+	bool have_key;
 };
 
 enum edca_queue {