diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
index df2334f3bad6..2cff9485c95a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
@@ -3446,7 +3446,9 @@ static void ath12k_peer_assoc_h_eht(struct ath12k *ar,
 		arg->peer_eht_mcs_count++;
 		fallthrough;
 	default:
-		if (!(link_sta->he_cap.he_cap_elem.phy_cap_info[0] &
+		if ((vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP ||
+		     vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) &&
+		    !(link_sta->he_cap.he_cap_elem.phy_cap_info[0] &
 		      IEEE80211_HE_PHY_CAP0_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_MASK_ALL)) {
 			bw_20 = &eht_cap->eht_mcs_nss_supp.only_20mhz;
 
@@ -3475,7 +3477,9 @@ static void ath12k_peer_assoc_h_eht(struct ath12k *ar,
 	arg->punct_bitmap = ~arvif->punct_bitmap;
 	arg->eht_disable_mcs15 = link_conf->eht_disable_mcs15;
 
-	if (!(link_sta->he_cap.he_cap_elem.phy_cap_info[0] &
+	if ((vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP ||
+	     vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) &&
+	    !(link_sta->he_cap.he_cap_elem.phy_cap_info[0] &
 	      IEEE80211_HE_PHY_CAP0_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_MASK_ALL)) {
 		if (bw_20->rx_tx_mcs13_max_nss)
 			max_nss = max(max_nss, u8_get_bits(bw_20->rx_tx_mcs13_max_nss,