diff --git a/doc/nrf/releases_and_maturity/releases/release-notes-changelog.rst b/doc/nrf/releases_and_maturity/releases/release-notes-changelog.rst
index 4aec7205b928..cb45cd80b225 100644
--- a/doc/nrf/releases_and_maturity/releases/release-notes-changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/nrf/releases_and_maturity/releases/release-notes-changelog.rst
@@ -483,6 +483,10 @@ Modem libraries
 
   * Fixed handling of ``%NCELLMEAS`` notification with status 2 (measurement interrupted) and no cells.
 
+* :ref:`modem_key_mgmt` library:
+
+  * Fixed an issue with the :c:func:`modem_key_mgmt_clear` function where it returned ``-ENOENT`` when the credential was cleared.
+
 Multiprotocol Service Layer libraries
 -------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/lib/modem_key_mgmt/modem_key_mgmt.c b/lib/modem_key_mgmt/modem_key_mgmt.c
index 7e95a9ace307..8b796235038f 100644
--- a/lib/modem_key_mgmt/modem_key_mgmt.c
+++ b/lib/modem_key_mgmt/modem_key_mgmt.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ int modem_key_mgmt_clear(nrf_sec_tag_t sec_tag)
 
 	while (token != NULL) {
 		err = sscanf(token, "%%CMNG: %u,%u,\"", &tag, &type);
-		if (tag == sec_tag) {
+		if (tag == sec_tag && err == 2) {
 			err = nrf_modem_at_printf("AT%%CMNG=3,%u,%u", sec_tag, type);
 		}
 		token = strtok(NULL, "\n");