diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index 24dd794e31ea..154ac7a70982 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/bitfield.h>
+#include <linux/random.h>
 
 #include "hif.h"
 #include "core.h"
@@ -290,8 +291,15 @@ static int ath10k_send_key(struct ath10k_vif *arvif,
 		key->flags |= IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV;
 
 	if (cmd == DISABLE_KEY) {
-		arg.key_cipher = ar->wmi_key_cipher[WMI_CIPHER_NONE];
-		arg.key_data = NULL;
+		if (flags & WMI_KEY_GROUP) {
+			/* Not all hardware handles group-key deletion operation
+			 * correctly. Replace the key with a junk value to invalidate it.
+			 */
+			get_random_bytes(key->key, key->keylen);
+		} else {
+			arg.key_cipher = ar->wmi_key_cipher[WMI_CIPHER_NONE];
+			arg.key_data = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return ath10k_wmi_vdev_install_key(arvif->ar, &arg);