diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/init.c
index 8dfb81eabc9a..d6f9aa1ab52d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/init.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ static const struct wiphy_iftype_ext_capab iftypes_ext_capa[] = {
 		.extended_capabilities_mask = if_types_ext_capa_ap,
 		.extended_capabilities_len = sizeof(if_types_ext_capa_ap),
 		.mld_capa_and_ops =
+			FIELD_PREP_CONST(IEEE80211_MLD_CAP_OP_FREQ_SEP_TYPE_IND, 1) |
 			FIELD_PREP_CONST(IEEE80211_MLD_CAP_OP_MAX_SIMUL_LINKS,
 					 MT7996_MAX_RADIOS - 1),
 	},