diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/cam.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/cam.c
index bd34e4bbe107b..2114d117b603d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/cam.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/cam.c
@@ -427,15 +427,23 @@ static void rtw89_cam_reset_key_iter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	rtw89_cam_deinit(rtwdev, rtwvif);
 }
 
+void rtw89_cam_deinit_addr_cam(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
+			       struct rtw89_addr_cam_entry *addr_cam)
+{
+	struct rtw89_cam_info *cam_info = &rtwdev->cam_info;
+
+	addr_cam->valid = false;
+	clear_bit(addr_cam->addr_cam_idx, cam_info->addr_cam_map);
+}
+
 void rtw89_cam_deinit(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, struct rtw89_vif *rtwvif)
 {
 	struct rtw89_cam_info *cam_info = &rtwdev->cam_info;
 	struct rtw89_addr_cam_entry *addr_cam = &rtwvif->addr_cam;
 	struct rtw89_bssid_cam_entry *bssid_cam = &rtwvif->bssid_cam;
 
-	addr_cam->valid = false;
+	rtw89_cam_deinit_addr_cam(rtwdev, addr_cam);
 	bssid_cam->valid = false;
-	clear_bit(addr_cam->addr_cam_idx, cam_info->addr_cam_map);
 	clear_bit(bssid_cam->bssid_cam_idx, cam_info->bssid_cam_map);
 }
 
@@ -464,10 +472,10 @@ static int rtw89_cam_get_avail_addr_cam(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int rtw89_cam_init_addr_cam(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
-				   struct rtw89_vif *rtwvif)
+int rtw89_cam_init_addr_cam(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
+			    struct rtw89_addr_cam_entry *addr_cam,
+			    const struct rtw89_bssid_cam_entry *bssid_cam)
 {
-	struct rtw89_addr_cam_entry *addr_cam = &rtwvif->addr_cam;
 	u8 addr_cam_idx;
 	int i;
 	int ret;
@@ -484,14 +492,17 @@ static int rtw89_cam_init_addr_cam(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
 	addr_cam->valid = true;
 	addr_cam->addr_mask = 0;
 	addr_cam->mask_sel = RTW89_NO_MSK;
+	addr_cam->sec_ent_mode = RTW89_ADDR_CAM_SEC_NORMAL;
 	bitmap_zero(addr_cam->sec_cam_map, RTW89_SEC_CAM_IN_ADDR_CAM);
-	ether_addr_copy(addr_cam->sma, rtwvif->mac_addr);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < RTW89_SEC_CAM_IN_ADDR_CAM; i++) {
 		addr_cam->sec_ent_keyid[i] = 0;
 		addr_cam->sec_ent[i] = 0;
 	}
 
+	/* associate addr cam with bssid cam */
+	addr_cam->bssid_cam_idx = bssid_cam->bssid_cam_idx;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -549,21 +560,18 @@ int rtw89_cam_init(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, struct rtw89_vif *rtwvif)
 	struct rtw89_bssid_cam_entry *bssid_cam = &rtwvif->bssid_cam;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = rtw89_cam_init_addr_cam(rtwdev, rtwvif);
+	ret = rtw89_cam_init_bssid_cam(rtwdev, rtwvif);
 	if (ret) {
-		rtw89_err(rtwdev, "failed to init addr cam\n");
+		rtw89_err(rtwdev, "failed to init bssid cam\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = rtw89_cam_init_bssid_cam(rtwdev, rtwvif);
+	ret = rtw89_cam_init_addr_cam(rtwdev, addr_cam, bssid_cam);
 	if (ret) {
-		rtw89_err(rtwdev, "failed to init bssid cam\n");
+		rtw89_err(rtwdev, "failed to init addr cam\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* associate addr cam with bssid cam */
-	addr_cam->bssid_cam_idx = bssid_cam->bssid_cam_idx;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/cam.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/cam.h
index 33a3ad582b818..3a6a786530d17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/cam.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/cam.h
@@ -346,6 +346,11 @@ static inline void FWCMD_SET_ADDR_BSSID_BSSID5(void *cmd, u32 value)
 
 int rtw89_cam_init(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, struct rtw89_vif *vif);
 void rtw89_cam_deinit(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, struct rtw89_vif *vif);
+int rtw89_cam_init_addr_cam(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
+			    struct rtw89_addr_cam_entry *addr_cam,
+			    const struct rtw89_bssid_cam_entry *bssid_cam);
+void rtw89_cam_deinit_addr_cam(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
+			       struct rtw89_addr_cam_entry *addr_cam);
 void rtw89_cam_fill_addr_cam_info(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
 				  struct rtw89_vif *vif,
 				  struct rtw89_sta *rtwsta,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h
index 8cb907da6cb05..2dd5c4f0a3636 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h
@@ -1884,7 +1884,6 @@ struct rtw89_addr_cam_entry {
 	u8 wapi		: 1;
 	u8 mask_sel	: 2;
 	u8 bssid_cam_idx: 6;
-	u8 sma[ETH_ALEN];
 
 	u8 sec_ent_mode;
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(sec_cam_map, RTW89_SEC_CAM_IN_ADDR_CAM);
