mvm->d0i3_ap_sta_id = IWL_MVM_STATION_COUNT;
 
        iwl_mvm_reset_phy_ctxts(mvm);
-       memset(mvm->fw_key_table, 0, sizeof(mvm->fw_key_table));
        memset(mvm->sta_drained, 0, sizeof(mvm->sta_drained));
        memset(mvm->tfd_drained, 0, sizeof(mvm->tfd_drained));
        memset(&mvm->last_bt_notif, 0, sizeof(mvm->last_bt_notif));
                        break;
                }
 
+               /* During FW restart, in order to restore the state as it was,
+                * don't try to reprogram keys we previously failed for.
+                */
+               if (test_bit(IWL_MVM_STATUS_IN_HW_RESTART, &mvm->status) &&
+                   key->hw_key_idx == STA_KEY_IDX_INVALID) {
+                       IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(mvm,
+                                          "skip invalid idx key programming during restart\n");
+                       ret = 0;
+                       break;
+               }
+
                IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(mvm, "set hwcrypto key\n");
-               ret = iwl_mvm_set_sta_key(mvm, vif, sta, key, false);
+               ret = iwl_mvm_set_sta_key(mvm, vif, sta, key,
+                                         test_bit(IWL_MVM_STATUS_IN_HW_RESTART,
+                                                  &mvm->status));
                if (ret) {
                        IWL_WARN(mvm, "set key failed\n");
                        /*