diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index d7801f6877af..e63fd12f923a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ static int ieee80211_del_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	ieee80211_key_free(key, true);
+	ieee80211_key_free(key, sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION);
 
 	ret = 0;
  out_unlock:
diff --git a/net/mac80211/key.c b/net/mac80211/key.c
index 4c625a325ce2..6e02f8dfce2b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/key.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/key.c
@@ -648,11 +648,15 @@ int ieee80211_key_link(struct ieee80211_key *key,
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 	struct ieee80211_key *old_key;
-	int idx, ret;
-	bool pairwise;
-
-	pairwise = key->conf.flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PAIRWISE;
-	idx = key->conf.keyidx;
+	int idx = key->conf.keyidx;
+	bool pairwise = key->conf.flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PAIRWISE;
+	/*
+	 * We want to delay tailroom updates only for station - in that
+	 * case it helps roaming speed, but in other cases it hurts and
+	 * can cause warnings to appear.
+	 */
+	bool delay_tailroom = sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION;
+	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&sdata->local->key_mtx);
 
@@ -680,14 +684,14 @@ int ieee80211_key_link(struct ieee80211_key *key,
 	increment_tailroom_need_count(sdata);
 
 	ieee80211_key_replace(sdata, sta, pairwise, old_key, key);
-	ieee80211_key_destroy(old_key, true);
+	ieee80211_key_destroy(old_key, delay_tailroom);
 
 	ieee80211_debugfs_key_add(key);
 
 	if (!local->wowlan) {
 		ret = ieee80211_key_enable_hw_accel(key);
 		if (ret)
-			ieee80211_key_free(key, true);
+			ieee80211_key_free(key, delay_tailroom);
 	} else {
 		ret = 0;
 	}
@@ -922,7 +926,8 @@ void ieee80211_free_sta_keys(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 		ieee80211_key_replace(key->sdata, key->sta,
 				key->conf.flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PAIRWISE,
 				key, NULL);
-		__ieee80211_key_destroy(key, true);
+		__ieee80211_key_destroy(key, key->sdata->vif.type ==
+					NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION);
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_DEFAULT_KEYS; i++) {
@@ -932,7 +937,8 @@ void ieee80211_free_sta_keys(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 		ieee80211_key_replace(key->sdata, key->sta,
 				key->conf.flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PAIRWISE,
 				key, NULL);
-		__ieee80211_key_destroy(key, true);
+		__ieee80211_key_destroy(key, key->sdata->vif.type ==
+					NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION);
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&local->key_mtx);