diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
index 37e76fff57a5..48d60f7b891a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
@@ -3614,6 +3614,8 @@ static void ath12k_mac_op_vif_cfg_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	unsigned long links = ahvif->links_map;
 	struct ieee80211_bss_conf *info;
 	struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif;
+	struct ieee80211_sta *sta;
+	struct ath12k_sta *ahsta;
 	struct ath12k *ar;
 	u8 link_id;
 
@@ -3626,6 +3628,35 @@ static void ath12k_mac_op_vif_cfg_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	}
 
 	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC) {
+		if (vif->cfg.assoc) {
+			/* only in station mode we can get here, so it's safe
+			 * to use ap_addr
+			 */
+			rcu_read_lock();
+			sta = ieee80211_find_sta(vif, vif->cfg.ap_addr);
+			if (!sta) {
+				rcu_read_unlock();
+				WARN_ONCE(1, "failed to find sta with addr %pM\n",
+					  vif->cfg.ap_addr);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			ahsta = ath12k_sta_to_ahsta(sta);
+			arvif = wiphy_dereference(hw->wiphy,
+						  ahvif->link[ahsta->assoc_link_id]);
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+
+			ar = arvif->ar;
+			/* there is no reason for which an assoc link's
+			 * bss info does not exist
+			 */
+			info = ath12k_mac_get_link_bss_conf(arvif);
+			ath12k_bss_assoc(ar, arvif, info);
+
+			/* exclude assoc link as it is done above */
+			links &= ~BIT(ahsta->assoc_link_id);
+		}
+
 		for_each_set_bit(link_id, &links, IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS) {
 			arvif = wiphy_dereference(hw->wiphy, ahvif->link[link_id]);
 			if (!arvif || !arvif->ar)