* so clear that flag now to avoid trying to remove
                 * it again later.
                 */
+               if (key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE &&
+                   !(key->conf.flags & (IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC |
+                                        IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PUT_MIC_SPACE |
+                                        IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_RESERVE_TAILROOM)))
+                       increment_tailroom_need_count(sdata);
+
                key->flags &= ~KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE;
                return -EINVAL;
        }
        if (!ret) {
                key->flags |= KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE;
 
-               if (!((key->conf.flags & (IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC |
-                                          IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PUT_MIC_SPACE)) ||
-                     (key->conf.flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_RESERVE_TAILROOM)))
+               if (!(key->conf.flags & (IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC |
+                                        IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PUT_MIC_SPACE |
+                                        IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_RESERVE_TAILROOM)))
                        decrease_tailroom_need_count(sdata, 1);
 
                WARN_ON((key->conf.flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PUT_IV_SPACE) &&
        sta = key->sta;
        sdata = key->sdata;
 
-       if (!((key->conf.flags & (IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC |
-                                  IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PUT_MIC_SPACE)) ||
-             (key->conf.flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_RESERVE_TAILROOM)))
+       if (!(key->conf.flags & (IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC |
+                                IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PUT_MIC_SPACE |
+                                IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_RESERVE_TAILROOM)))
                increment_tailroom_need_count(sdata);
 
        key->flags &= ~KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE;
        if (key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE) {
                key->flags &= ~KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE;
 
-               if (!((key->conf.flags & (IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC |
-                                          IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PUT_MIC_SPACE)) ||
-                     (key->conf.flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_RESERVE_TAILROOM)))
+               if (!(key->conf.flags & (IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC |
+                                        IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PUT_MIC_SPACE |
+                                        IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_RESERVE_TAILROOM)))
                        increment_tailroom_need_count(key->sdata);
        }