diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
index 222513cef154..1d7b60aa5cb0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
@@ -1822,22 +1822,16 @@ void ath12k_mac_handle_beacon(struct ath12k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 						   skb);
 }
 
-static void ath12k_mac_handle_beacon_miss_iter(void *data, u8 *mac,
-					       struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+void ath12k_mac_handle_beacon_miss(struct ath12k *ar,
+				   struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif)
 {
-	u32 *vdev_id = data;
-	struct ath12k_vif *ahvif = ath12k_vif_to_ahvif(vif);
-	struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif = &ahvif->deflink;
-	struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
+	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = ath12k_ar_to_hw(ar);
+	struct ieee80211_vif *vif = ath12k_ahvif_to_vif(arvif->ahvif);
 
-	if (!arvif->is_created || arvif->vdev_id != *vdev_id)
-		return;
-
-	if (!arvif->is_up)
+	if (!(arvif->is_created && arvif->is_up))
 		return;
 
 	ieee80211_beacon_loss(vif);
-	hw = ath12k_ar_to_hw(arvif->ar);
 
 	/* Firmware doesn't report beacon loss events repeatedly. If AP probe
 	 * (done by mac80211) succeeds but beacons do not resume then it
@@ -1848,14 +1842,6 @@ static void ath12k_mac_handle_beacon_miss_iter(void *data, u8 *mac,
 				     ATH12K_CONNECTION_LOSS_HZ);
 }
 
-void ath12k_mac_handle_beacon_miss(struct ath12k *ar, u32 vdev_id)
-{
-	ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic(ath12k_ar_to_hw(ar),
-						   IEEE80211_IFACE_ITER_NORMAL,
-						   ath12k_mac_handle_beacon_miss_iter,
-						   &vdev_id);
-}
-
 static void ath12k_mac_vif_sta_connection_loss_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif = container_of(work, struct ath12k_link_vif,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.h
index 18c79d4002cb..c05af40bd7a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.h
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ int ath12k_mac_rfkill_enable_radio(struct ath12k *ar, bool enable);
 int ath12k_mac_rfkill_config(struct ath12k *ar);
 int ath12k_mac_wait_tx_complete(struct ath12k *ar);
 void ath12k_mac_handle_beacon(struct ath12k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb);
-void ath12k_mac_handle_beacon_miss(struct ath12k *ar, u32 vdev_id);
+void ath12k_mac_handle_beacon_miss(struct ath12k *ar,
+				   struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif);
 int ath12k_mac_vif_set_keepalive(struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif,
 				 enum wmi_sta_keepalive_method method,
 				 u32 interval);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
index 918d5b505179..ff6b3d4ea820 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
@@ -7308,6 +7308,7 @@ static void ath12k_peer_sta_kickout_event(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct sk_buff
 	struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif;
 	struct ieee80211_sta *sta;
 	struct ath12k_peer *peer;
+	unsigned int link_id;
 	struct ath12k *ar;
 
 	if (ath12k_pull_peer_sta_kickout_ev(ab, skb, &arg) != 0) {
@@ -7336,11 +7337,23 @@ static void ath12k_peer_sta_kickout_event(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct sk_buff
 
 	ar = arvif->ar;
 
-	sta = ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr(ath12k_ar_to_hw(ar),
-					   arg.mac_addr, NULL);
+	if (peer->mlo) {
+		sta = ieee80211_find_sta_by_link_addrs(ath12k_ar_to_hw(ar),
+						       arg.mac_addr,
+						       NULL, &link_id);
+		if (peer->link_id != link_id) {
+			ath12k_warn(ab,
+				    "Spurious quick kickout for MLO STA %pM with invalid link_id, peer: %d, sta: %d\n",
+				    arg.mac_addr, peer->link_id, link_id);
+			goto exit;
+		}
+	} else {
+		sta = ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr(ath12k_ar_to_hw(ar),
+						   arg.mac_addr, NULL);
+	}
 	if (!sta) {
-		ath12k_warn(ab, "Spurious quick kickout for STA %pM\n",
-			    arg.mac_addr);
+		ath12k_warn(ab, "Spurious quick kickout for %sSTA %pM\n",
+			    peer->mlo ? "MLO " : "", arg.mac_addr);
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
@@ -7351,7 +7364,7 @@ static void ath12k_peer_sta_kickout_event(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct sk_buff
 	switch (arg.reason) {
 	case WMI_PEER_STA_KICKOUT_REASON_INACTIVITY:
 		if (arvif->ahvif->vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) {
-			ath12k_mac_handle_beacon_miss(ar, peer->vdev_id);
+			ath12k_mac_handle_beacon_miss(ar, arvif);
 			break;
 		}
 		fallthrough;
@@ -7366,6 +7379,7 @@ static void ath12k_peer_sta_kickout_event(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct sk_buff
 
 static void ath12k_roam_event(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif;
 	struct wmi_roam_event roam_ev = {};
 	struct ath12k *ar;
 	u32 vdev_id;
@@ -7384,21 +7398,22 @@ static void ath12k_roam_event(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		   "wmi roam event vdev %u reason %d rssi %d\n",
 		   vdev_id, roam_reason, roam_ev.rssi);
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	ar = ath12k_mac_get_ar_by_vdev_id(ab, vdev_id);
-	if (!ar) {
+	guard(rcu)();
+	arvif = ath12k_mac_get_arvif_by_vdev_id(ab, vdev_id);
+	if (!arvif) {
 		ath12k_warn(ab, "invalid vdev id in roam ev %d", vdev_id);
-		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return;
 	}
 
+	ar = arvif->ar;
+
 	if (roam_reason >= WMI_ROAM_REASON_MAX)
 		ath12k_warn(ab, "ignoring unknown roam event reason %d on vdev %i\n",
 			    roam_reason, vdev_id);
 
 	switch (roam_reason) {
 	case WMI_ROAM_REASON_BEACON_MISS:
-		ath12k_mac_handle_beacon_miss(ar, vdev_id);
+		ath12k_mac_handle_beacon_miss(ar, arvif);
 		break;
 	case WMI_ROAM_REASON_BETTER_AP:
 	case WMI_ROAM_REASON_LOW_RSSI:
@@ -7408,8 +7423,6 @@ static void ath12k_roam_event(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			    roam_reason, vdev_id);
 		break;
 	}
-
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 static void ath12k_chan_info_event(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct sk_buff *skb)