diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c
index f92277770488..abbe65cbcd89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c
@@ -439,8 +439,9 @@ mt76_phy_init(struct mt76_phy *phy, struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, dev->dev);
 	SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR(hw, phy->macaddr);
 
-	wiphy->features |= NL80211_FEATURE_ACTIVE_MONITOR |
-			   NL80211_FEATURE_AP_MODE_CHAN_WIDTH_CHANGE;
+	wiphy->features |= NL80211_FEATURE_AP_MODE_CHAN_WIDTH_CHANGE;
+	if (!phy->no_active_monitor)
+		wiphy->features |= NL80211_FEATURE_ACTIVE_MONITOR;
 	wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_CHANNEL_SWITCH |
 			WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_TDLS |
 			WIPHY_FLAG_AP_UAPSD;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h
index 61ef1b80feb8..62b41c8bb7c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h
@@ -873,6 +873,7 @@ struct mt76_phy {
 	struct cfg80211_chan_def main_chandef;
 	bool offchannel;
 	bool radar_enabled;
+	bool no_active_monitor;
 
 	struct delayed_work roc_work;
 	struct ieee80211_vif *roc_vif;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt792x_core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt792x_core.c
index 837d7af984e8..0ad33f74c228 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt792x_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt792x_core.c
@@ -820,6 +820,7 @@ int mt792x_init_wiphy(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	wiphy->features |= NL80211_FEATURE_SCHED_SCAN_RANDOM_MAC_ADDR |
 			   NL80211_FEATURE_SCAN_RANDOM_MAC_ADDR;
+	phy->mt76->no_active_monitor = true;
 	wiphy_ext_feature_set(wiphy, NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_SET_SCAN_DWELL);
 	wiphy_ext_feature_set(wiphy, NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_LEGACY);
 	wiphy_ext_feature_set(wiphy, NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_BEACON_RATE_HT);