WepKeyRid wkr;
        int rc;
 
-       if (keylen == 0) {
-               airo_print_err(ai->dev->name, "%s: key length to set was zero",
-                              __func__);
-               return -1;
-       }
+       WARN_ON(keylen == 0);
 
        memset(&wkr, 0, sizeof(wkr));
        wkr.len = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(wkr));
                if (dwrq->length > MIN_KEY_SIZE)
                        key.len = MAX_KEY_SIZE;
                else
-                       if (dwrq->length > 0)
-                               key.len = MIN_KEY_SIZE;
-                       else
-                               /* Disable the key */
-                               key.len = 0;
+                       key.len = MIN_KEY_SIZE;
                /* Check if the key is not marked as invalid */
                if(!(dwrq->flags & IW_ENCODE_NOKEY)) {
                        /* Cleanup */
                default:
                        return -EINVAL;
                }
-               /* Send the key to the card */
-               rc = set_wep_key(local, idx, key.key, key.len, perm, 1);
-               if (rc < 0) {
-                       airo_print_err(local->dev->name, "failed to set WEP key"
-                                      " at index %d: %d.", idx, rc);
-                       return rc;
+               if (key.len == 0) {
+                       rc = set_wep_tx_idx(local, idx, perm, 1);
+                       if (rc < 0) {
+                               airo_print_err(local->dev->name,
+                                              "failed to set WEP transmit index to %d: %d.",
+                                              idx, rc);
+                               return rc;
+                       }
+               } else {
+                       rc = set_wep_key(local, idx, key.key, key.len, perm, 1);
+                       if (rc < 0) {
+                               airo_print_err(local->dev->name,
+                                              "failed to set WEP key at index %d: %d.",
+                                              idx, rc);
+                               return rc;
+                       }
                }
        }