diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 4b1d92c..67bcf88 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -1737,14 +1737,7 @@ static int Handle_Key(struct wilc_vif *vif,
 			strWIDList[1].size = sizeof(char);
 			strWIDList[1].val = (s8 *)&pstrHostIFkeyAttr->attr.wep.auth_type;
 
-			strWIDList[2].id = (u16)WID_KEY_ID;
-			strWIDList[2].type = WID_CHAR;
-
-			strWIDList[2].val = (s8 *)&pstrHostIFkeyAttr->attr.wep.index;
-			strWIDList[2].size = sizeof(char);
-
-			pu8keybuf = kmemdup(pstrHostIFkeyAttr->attr.wep.key,
-					    pstrHostIFkeyAttr->attr.wep.key_len,
+			pu8keybuf = kmalloc(pstrHostIFkeyAttr->attr.wep.key_len + 2,
 					    GFP_KERNEL);
 
 			if (pu8keybuf == NULL) {
@@ -1752,15 +1745,21 @@ static int Handle_Key(struct wilc_vif *vif,
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			}
 
+			pu8keybuf[0] = pstrHostIFkeyAttr->attr.wep.index;
+			pu8keybuf[1] = pstrHostIFkeyAttr->attr.wep.key_len;
+
+			memcpy(&pu8keybuf[2], pstrHostIFkeyAttr->attr.wep.key,
+			       pstrHostIFkeyAttr->attr.wep.key_len);
+
 			kfree(pstrHostIFkeyAttr->attr.wep.key);
 
-			strWIDList[3].id = (u16)WID_WEP_KEY_VALUE;
-			strWIDList[3].type = WID_STR;
-			strWIDList[3].size = pstrHostIFkeyAttr->attr.wep.key_len;
-			strWIDList[3].val = (s8 *)pu8keybuf;
+			strWIDList[2].id = (u16)WID_WEP_KEY_VALUE;
+			strWIDList[2].type = WID_STR;
+			strWIDList[2].size = pstrHostIFkeyAttr->attr.wep.key_len + 2;
+			strWIDList[2].val = (s8 *)pu8keybuf;
 
 			result = wilc_send_config_pkt(vif->wilc, SET_CFG,
-						      strWIDList, 4,
+						      strWIDList, 3,
 						      wilc_get_vif_idx(vif));
 			kfree(pu8keybuf);
 		} else if (pstrHostIFkeyAttr->action & ADDKEY) {
@@ -1797,7 +1796,7 @@ static int Handle_Key(struct wilc_vif *vif,
 			result = wilc_send_config_pkt(vif->wilc, SET_CFG,
 						      &wid, 1,
 						      wilc_get_vif_idx(vif));
-		} else {
+		} else if (pstrHostIFkeyAttr->action & DEFAULTKEY) {
 			wid.id = (u16)WID_KEY_ID;
 			wid.type = WID_CHAR;
 			wid.val = (s8 *)&pstrHostIFkeyAttr->attr.wep.index;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
index e6133fd..1907331 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
@@ -761,7 +761,6 @@ static int connect(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 		return s32Error;
 	}
 
-	priv->WILC_WFI_wep_default = 0;
 	memset(priv->WILC_WFI_wep_key, 0, sizeof(priv->WILC_WFI_wep_key));
 	memset(priv->WILC_WFI_wep_key_len, 0, sizeof(priv->WILC_WFI_wep_key_len));
 
@@ -788,7 +787,6 @@ static int connect(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 				for (i = 0; i < sme->key_len; i++)
 					PRINT_D(CORECONFIG_DBG, "WEP Key Value[%d] = %d\n", i, sme->key[i]);
 			}
-			priv->WILC_WFI_wep_default = sme->key_idx;
 			priv->WILC_WFI_wep_key_len[sme->key_idx] = sme->key_len;
 			memcpy(priv->WILC_WFI_wep_key[sme->key_idx], sme->key, sme->key_len);
 
@@ -806,7 +804,6 @@ static int connect(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 			pcgroup_encrypt_val = "WEP104";
 			pccipher_group = "WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP104";
 
-			priv->WILC_WFI_wep_default = sme->key_idx;
 			priv->WILC_WFI_wep_key_len[sme->key_idx] = sme->key_len;
 			memcpy(priv->WILC_WFI_wep_key[sme->key_idx], sme->key, sme->key_len);
 
@@ -986,7 +983,6 @@ static int add_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *netdev, u8 key_index,
 	case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP40:
 	case WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP104:
 		if (priv->wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
-			priv->WILC_WFI_wep_default = key_index;
 			priv->WILC_WFI_wep_key_len[key_index] = params->key_len;
 			memcpy(priv->WILC_WFI_wep_key[key_index], params->key, params->key_len);
 
@@ -1009,7 +1005,6 @@ static int add_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *netdev, u8 key_index,
 			break;
 		}
 		if (memcmp(params->key, priv->WILC_WFI_wep_key[key_index], params->key_len)) {
-			priv->WILC_WFI_wep_default = key_index;
 			priv->WILC_WFI_wep_key_len[key_index] = params->key_len;
 			memcpy(priv->WILC_WFI_wep_key[key_index], params->key, params->key_len);
 
@@ -1336,9 +1331,7 @@ static int set_default_key(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *netdev, u8 ke
 
 	PRINT_D(CFG80211_DBG, "Setting default key with idx = %d\n", key_index);
 
-	if (key_index != priv->WILC_WFI_wep_default) {
-		wilc_set_wep_default_keyid(vif, key_index);
-	}
+	wilc_set_wep_default_keyid(vif, key_index);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
index 9f8c79e..07eda4d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_netdevice.h
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ struct wilc_priv {
 	struct host_if_drv *hWILCWFIDrv;
 	struct host_if_pmkid_attr pmkid_list;
 	struct WILC_WFI_stats netstats;
-	u8 WILC_WFI_wep_default;
 	u8 WILC_WFI_wep_key[4][WLAN_KEY_LEN_WEP104];
 	u8 WILC_WFI_wep_key_len[4];
 	/* The real interface that the monitor is on */
