diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mac.c
index 7587e7b4e8fe..be70c0f4fc30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mac.c
@@ -2366,6 +2366,7 @@ mt7996_mac_reset_sta_iter(void *data, struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(msta->link); i++) {
 		struct mt7996_sta_link *msta_link = NULL;
+		struct mt7996_phy *phy;
 
 		msta_link = rcu_replace_pointer(msta->link[i], msta_link,
 						lockdep_is_held(&dev->mt76.mutex));
@@ -2373,6 +2374,10 @@ mt7996_mac_reset_sta_iter(void *data, struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
 			continue;
 
 		mt7996_mac_sta_deinit_link(dev, msta_link);
+		phy = __mt7996_phy(dev, msta_link->wcid.phy_idx);
+		if (phy)
+			phy->mt76->num_sta--;
+
 		if (msta_link != &msta->deflink)
 			kfree_rcu(msta_link, rcu_head);
 	}