diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7615/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7615/mcu.c
index 792ae41f7c69..25670eeaecb4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7615/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7615/mcu.c
@@ -861,8 +861,8 @@ mt7615_mcu_wtbl_sta_add(struct mt7615_phy *phy, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		else
 			mvif->sta_added = true;
 	}
-	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(&dev->mt76, sskb, vif, sta, enable,
-				      new_entry);
+	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(&dev->mt76, sskb, vif, &sta->deflink,
+				      enable, new_entry);
 	if (enable && sta)
 		mt76_connac_mcu_sta_tlv(phy->mt76, sskb, sta, vif, 0,
 					MT76_STA_INFO_STATE_ASSOC);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
index 294f79ab7ca6..b8ad080ad2c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt76_connac_mcu_bss_omac_tlv);
 
 void mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				   struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-				   struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+				   struct ieee80211_link_sta *link_sta,
 				   bool enable, bool newly)
 {
 	struct sta_rec_basic *basic;
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ void mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		basic->conn_state = CONN_STATE_DISCONNECT;
 	}
 
-	if (!sta) {
+	if (!link_sta) {
 		basic->conn_type = cpu_to_le32(CONNECTION_INFRA_BC);
 		eth_broadcast_addr(basic->peer_addr);
 		return;
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ void mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		else
 			conn_type = CONNECTION_INFRA_STA;
 		basic->conn_type = cpu_to_le32(conn_type);
-		basic->aid = cpu_to_le16(sta->aid);
+		basic->aid = cpu_to_le16(link_sta->sta->aid);
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
 		if (vif->p2p && !is_mt7921(dev))
@@ -416,15 +416,15 @@ void mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
 		basic->conn_type = cpu_to_le32(CONNECTION_IBSS_ADHOC);
-		basic->aid = cpu_to_le16(sta->aid);
+		basic->aid = cpu_to_le16(link_sta->sta->aid);
 		break;
 	default:
 		WARN_ON(1);
 		break;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(basic->peer_addr, sta->addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	basic->qos = sta->wme;
+	memcpy(basic->peer_addr, link_sta->addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	basic->qos = link_sta->sta->wme;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv);
 
@@ -1049,8 +1049,9 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_sta_cmd(struct mt76_phy *phy,
 		return PTR_ERR(skb);
 
 	if (info->sta || !info->offload_fw)
-		mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(dev, skb, info->vif, info->sta,
-					      info->enable, info->newly);
+		mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(dev, skb, info->vif,
+					      &info->sta->deflink, info->enable,
+					      info->newly);
 	if (info->sta && info->enable)
 		mt76_connac_mcu_sta_tlv(phy, skb, info->sta,
 					info->vif, info->rcpi,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.h
index 2c939468d141..4857c31cfb23 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.h
@@ -1879,8 +1879,8 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_set_channel_domain(struct mt76_phy *phy);
 int mt76_connac_mcu_set_vif_ps(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 void mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				   struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-				   struct ieee80211_sta *sta, bool enable,
-				   bool newly);
+				   struct ieee80211_link_sta *link_sta,
+				   bool enable, bool newly);
 void mt76_connac_mcu_wtbl_generic_tlv(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				      struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				      struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *sta_wtbl,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c
index 0f50c6659802..7204866437ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c
@@ -1668,7 +1668,7 @@ int mt7915_mcu_add_sta(struct mt7915_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		return PTR_ERR(skb);
 
 	/* starec basic */
-	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(&dev->mt76, skb, vif, sta, enable,
+	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(&dev->mt76, skb, vif, &sta->deflink, enable,
 				      !rcu_access_pointer(dev->mt76.wcid[msta->wcid.idx]));
 	if (!enable)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/mcu.c
index 321a164a6e14..5a40979c0bba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/mcu.c
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ mt7925_mcu_sta_cmd(struct mt76_phy *phy,
 
 	if (info->link_sta || !info->offload_fw)
 		mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(dev, skb, info->vif,
-					      info->link_sta->sta,
+					      info->link_sta,
 					      info->enable, info->newly);
 	if (info->link_sta && info->enable) {
 		mt7925_mcu_sta_phy_tlv(skb, info->vif, info->link_sta);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
index f4c59eafb537..038c4a140ec8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
@@ -2152,7 +2152,7 @@ int mt7996_mcu_add_sta(struct mt7996_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		return PTR_ERR(skb);
 
 	/* starec basic */
-	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(&dev->mt76, skb, vif, sta, enable,
+	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(&dev->mt76, skb, vif, &sta->deflink, enable,
 				      !rcu_access_pointer(dev->mt76.wcid[msta->wcid.idx]));
 	if (!enable)
 		goto out;
