diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
index 493d3d43b121..156ea7a975d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
@@ -3601,6 +3601,31 @@ ath12k_mac_op_change_vif_links(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			       u16 old_links, u16 new_links,
 			       struct ieee80211_bss_conf *ol[IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS])
 {
+	struct ath12k_vif *ahvif = ath12k_vif_to_ahvif(vif);
+	unsigned long to_add = ~old_links & new_links;
+	struct ath12k_hw *ah = ath12k_hw_to_ah(hw);
+	struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif;
+	u8 link_id;
+
+	lockdep_assert_wiphy(hw->wiphy);
+
+	ath12k_generic_dbg(ATH12K_DBG_MAC,
+			   "mac vif link changed for MLD %pM old_links 0x%x new_links 0x%x\n",
+			   vif->addr, old_links, new_links);
+
+	for_each_set_bit(link_id, &to_add, IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS) {
+		arvif = wiphy_dereference(hw->wiphy, ahvif->link[link_id]);
+		/* mac80211 wants to add link but driver already has the
+		 * link. This should not happen ideally.
+		 */
+		if (WARN_ON(arvif))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		arvif = ath12k_mac_assign_link_vif(ah, vif, link_id);
+		if (WARN_ON(!arvif))
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -8771,6 +8796,9 @@ ath12k_mac_mlo_get_vdev_args(struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif,
 		if (arvif == arvif_p)
 			continue;
 
+		if (!arvif_p->is_created)
+			continue;
+
 		link_conf = wiphy_dereference(ahvif->ah->hw->wiphy,
 					      ahvif->vif->link_conf[arvif_p->link_id]);