diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/link.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/link.c
index e5e9b7089c14..549f1c1ea22f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/link.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/link.c
@@ -859,9 +859,8 @@ iwl_mld_apply_puncturing_penalty(const struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf,
 	*grade = *grade * (n_subchannels - n_punctured) / n_subchannels;
 }
 
-static int
-iwl_mld_get_chan_load_from_element(struct iwl_mld *mld,
-				   struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf)
+int iwl_mld_get_chan_load_from_element(struct iwl_mld *mld,
+				       struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf)
 {
 	const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *ies;
 	const struct element *bss_load_elem = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/link.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/link.h
index 0b3974d86531..f1997e280058 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/link.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/link.h
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ unsigned int iwl_mld_get_link_grade(struct iwl_mld *mld,
 unsigned int iwl_mld_get_chan_load(struct iwl_mld *mld,
 				   struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf);
 
+int iwl_mld_get_chan_load_from_element(struct iwl_mld *mld,
+				       struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf);
+
 int iwl_mld_get_chan_load_by_others(struct iwl_mld *mld,
 				    struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf,
 				    bool expect_active_link);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mlo.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mlo.c
index 2a3b2c883fc4..a2f8a6957535 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mlo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mlo.c
@@ -1100,6 +1100,13 @@ static void iwl_mld_chan_load_update_iter(void *_data, u8 *mac,
 		if (rcu_access_pointer(link_conf->chanctx_conf) != chanctx)
 			continue;
 
+		/* No QBSS IE - links will be selected based on default channel
+		 * load values, so the same link will be selected again.
+		 * No point in scan.
+		 */
+		if (iwl_mld_get_chan_load_from_element(mld, link_conf) < 0)
+			continue;
+
 		if (iwl_mld_chan_load_requires_scan(mld,
 						    link_conf,
 						    new_chan_load)) {