diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
index a2555dc0f003..d71393b1c5e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
@@ -1957,19 +1957,22 @@ mt76_connac_mcu_key_iter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	    key->cipher != WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP)
 		return;
 
-	if (key->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP) {
-		gtk_tlv->proto = cpu_to_le32(NL80211_WPA_VERSION_1);
+	if (key->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP)
 		cipher = BIT(3);
-	} else {
-		gtk_tlv->proto = cpu_to_le32(NL80211_WPA_VERSION_2);
+	else
 		cipher = BIT(4);
-	}
 
 	/* we are assuming here to have a single pairwise key */
 	if (key->flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PAIRWISE) {
+		if (key->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP)
+			gtk_tlv->proto = cpu_to_le32(NL80211_WPA_VERSION_1);
+		else
+			gtk_tlv->proto = cpu_to_le32(NL80211_WPA_VERSION_2);
+
 		gtk_tlv->pairwise_cipher = cpu_to_le32(cipher);
-		gtk_tlv->group_cipher = cpu_to_le32(cipher);
 		gtk_tlv->keyid = key->keyidx;
+	} else {
+		gtk_tlv->group_cipher = cpu_to_le32(cipher);
 	}
 }