diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/main.c
index 685be98b9f27..c26f8f49ce44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/main.c
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ int mt7996_vif_link_add(struct mt76_phy *mphy, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&msta_link->rc_list);
 	msta_link->wcid.idx = idx;
 	msta_link->wcid.link_id = link_conf->link_id;
+	msta_link->wcid.link_valid = ieee80211_vif_is_mld(vif);
 	msta_link->wcid.tx_info |= MT_WCID_TX_INFO_SET;
 	mt76_wcid_init(&msta_link->wcid, band_idx);
 
@@ -984,6 +985,7 @@ mt7996_mac_sta_init_link(struct mt7996_dev *dev,
 	msta_link->wcid.sta = 1;
 	msta_link->wcid.idx = idx;
 	msta_link->wcid.link_id = link_id;
+	msta_link->wcid.link_valid = !!sta->valid_links;
 	msta_link->wcid.def_wcid = &msta->deflink.wcid;
 
 	ewma_avg_signal_init(&msta_link->avg_ack_signal);