diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00crypto.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00crypto.c
index 0b41845d9543..ae31581372c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00crypto.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00crypto.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ void rt2x00crypto_create_tx_descriptor(struct queue_entry *entry,
 
 	txdesc->key_idx = hw_key->hw_key_idx;
 	txdesc->iv_offset = ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(entry->skb);
+	txdesc->iv_len = hw_key->iv_len;
 
 	if (!(hw_key->flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV))
 		__set_bit(ENTRY_TXD_ENCRYPT_IV, &txdesc->flags);
@@ -103,34 +104,32 @@ unsigned int rt2x00crypto_tx_overhead(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	return overhead;
 }
 
-void rt2x00crypto_tx_copy_iv(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int iv_len)
+void rt2x00crypto_tx_copy_iv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct txentry_desc *txdesc)
 {
 	struct skb_frame_desc *skbdesc = get_skb_frame_desc(skb);
-	unsigned int header_length = ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(skb);
 
-	if (unlikely(!iv_len))
+	if (unlikely(!txdesc->iv_len))
 		return;
 
 	/* Copy IV/EIV data */
-	memcpy(skbdesc->iv, skb->data + header_length, iv_len);
+	memcpy(skbdesc->iv, skb->data + txdesc->iv_offset, txdesc->iv_len);
 }
 
-void rt2x00crypto_tx_remove_iv(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int iv_len)
+void rt2x00crypto_tx_remove_iv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct txentry_desc *txdesc)
 {
 	struct skb_frame_desc *skbdesc = get_skb_frame_desc(skb);
-	unsigned int header_length = ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(skb);
 
-	if (unlikely(!iv_len))
+	if (unlikely(!txdesc->iv_len))
 		return;
 
 	/* Copy IV/EIV data */
-	memcpy(skbdesc->iv, skb->data + header_length, iv_len);
+	memcpy(skbdesc->iv, skb->data + txdesc->iv_offset, txdesc->iv_len);
 
 	/* Move ieee80211 header */
-	memmove(skb->data + iv_len, skb->data, header_length);
+	memmove(skb->data + txdesc->iv_len, skb->data, txdesc->iv_offset);
 
 	/* Pull buffer to correct size */
-	skb_pull(skb, iv_len);
+	skb_pull(skb, txdesc->iv_len);
 
 	/* IV/EIV data has officially be stripped */
 	skbdesc->flags |= FRAME_DESC_IV_STRIPPED;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.h
index a631613177d0..af3c47bd43bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00lib.h
@@ -295,8 +295,10 @@ void rt2x00crypto_create_tx_descriptor(struct queue_entry *entry,
 				       struct txentry_desc *txdesc);
 unsigned int rt2x00crypto_tx_overhead(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 				      struct sk_buff *skb);
-void rt2x00crypto_tx_copy_iv(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int iv_len);
-void rt2x00crypto_tx_remove_iv(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int iv_len);
+void rt2x00crypto_tx_copy_iv(struct sk_buff *skb,
+			     struct txentry_desc *txdesc);
+void rt2x00crypto_tx_remove_iv(struct sk_buff *skb,
+			       struct txentry_desc *txdesc);
 void rt2x00crypto_tx_insert_iv(struct sk_buff *skb);
 void rt2x00crypto_rx_insert_iv(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int align,
 			       unsigned int header_length,
@@ -319,12 +321,12 @@ static inline unsigned int rt2x00crypto_tx_overhead(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev
 }
 
 static inline void rt2x00crypto_tx_copy_iv(struct sk_buff *skb,
-					   unsigned int iv_len)
+					   struct txentry_desc *txdesc)
 {
 }
 
 static inline void rt2x00crypto_tx_remove_iv(struct sk_buff *skb,
-					     unsigned int iv_len)
+					     struct txentry_desc *txdesc)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
index a5664bd8493e..6f78915b364c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ int rt2x00queue_write_tx_frame(struct data_queue *queue, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct queue_entry *entry = rt2x00queue_get_entry(queue, Q_INDEX);
 	struct txentry_desc txdesc;
 	struct skb_frame_desc *skbdesc;
-	unsigned int iv_len = 0;
 	u8 rate_idx, rate_flags;
 
 	if (unlikely(rt2x00queue_full(queue)))
@@ -390,9 +389,6 @@ int rt2x00queue_write_tx_frame(struct data_queue *queue, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	entry->skb = skb;
 	rt2x00queue_create_tx_descriptor(entry, &txdesc);
 
-	if (IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->control.hw_key != NULL)
-		iv_len = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->control.hw_key->iv_len;
-
 	/*
 	 * All information is retrieved from the skb->cb array,
 	 * now we should claim ownership of the driver part of that
@@ -415,9 +411,9 @@ int rt2x00queue_write_tx_frame(struct data_queue *queue, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (test_bit(ENTRY_TXD_ENCRYPT, &txdesc.flags) &&
 	    !test_bit(ENTRY_TXD_ENCRYPT_IV, &txdesc.flags)) {
 		if (test_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_COPY_IV, &queue->rt2x00dev->flags))
-			rt2x00crypto_tx_copy_iv(skb, iv_len);
+			rt2x00crypto_tx_copy_iv(skb, &txdesc);
 		else
-			rt2x00crypto_tx_remove_iv(skb, iv_len);
+			rt2x00crypto_tx_remove_iv(skb, &txdesc);
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
index 97e2ab08f080..e3bfd73e319b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ enum txentry_desc_flags {
  * @cipher: Cipher type used for encryption.
  * @key_idx: Key index used for encryption.
  * @iv_offset: Position where IV should be inserted by hardware.
+ * @iv_len: Length of IV data.
  */
 struct txentry_desc {
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ struct txentry_desc {
 	enum cipher cipher;
 	u16 key_idx;
 	u16 iv_offset;
+	u16 iv_len;
 };
 
 /**