diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/queue.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/queue.c
index c7ee90888f69c21c4e8e3e8157d6fc43202547d9..680fed31cefb02b6771d5b531f7080f1fb4b05c7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/queue.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/queue.c
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ static bool hif_handle_tx_data(struct wfx_vif *wvif, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		break;
 	case do_wep:
 		wfx_tx_lock(wvif->wdev);
+		WARN_ON(wvif->wep_pending_skb);
 		wvif->wep_default_key_id = tx_priv->hw_key->keyidx;
 		wvif->wep_pending_skb = skb;
 		if (!schedule_work(&wvif->wep_key_work))