diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c
index 255a931675bb..80630f70b7b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c
@@ -622,8 +622,10 @@ static void mt7921_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_PS)
 		mt7921_mcu_uni_bss_ps(dev, vif);
 
-	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC)
+	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC) {
+		mt7921_mcu_sta_add(dev, NULL, vif, true);
 		mt7921_bss_bcnft_apply(dev, vif, info->assoc);
+	}
 
 	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_ARP_FILTER) {
 		struct mt7921_vif *mvif = (struct mt7921_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
@@ -641,15 +643,6 @@ int mt7921_mac_sta_add(struct mt76_dev *mdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	struct mt7921_dev *dev = container_of(mdev, struct mt7921_dev, mt76);
 	struct mt7921_sta *msta = (struct mt7921_sta *)sta->drv_priv;
 	struct mt7921_vif *mvif = (struct mt7921_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
-	int rssi = -ewma_rssi_read(&mvif->rssi);
-	struct mt76_sta_cmd_info info = {
-		.sta = sta,
-		.vif = vif,
-		.enable = true,
-		.cmd = MCU_UNI_CMD_STA_REC_UPDATE,
-		.wcid = &msta->wcid,
-		.rcpi = to_rcpi(rssi),
-	};
 	int ret, idx;
 
 	idx = mt76_wcid_alloc(dev->mt76.wcid_mask, MT7921_WTBL_STA - 1);
@@ -676,7 +669,7 @@ int mt7921_mac_sta_add(struct mt76_dev *mdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	mt7921_mac_wtbl_update(dev, idx,
 			       MT_WTBL_UPDATE_ADM_COUNT_CLEAR);
 
-	ret = mt76_connac_mcu_add_sta_cmd(&dev->mphy, &info);
+	ret = mt7921_mcu_sta_add(dev, sta, vif, true);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -690,18 +683,11 @@ void mt7921_mac_sta_remove(struct mt76_dev *mdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 {
 	struct mt7921_dev *dev = container_of(mdev, struct mt7921_dev, mt76);
 	struct mt7921_sta *msta = (struct mt7921_sta *)sta->drv_priv;
-	struct mt76_sta_cmd_info info = {
-		.sta = sta,
-		.vif = vif,
-		.cmd = MCU_UNI_CMD_STA_REC_UPDATE,
-		.wcid = &msta->wcid,
-	};
 
 	mt76_connac_free_pending_tx_skbs(&dev->pm, &msta->wcid);
 	mt76_connac_pm_wake(&dev->mphy, &dev->pm);
 
-	mt76_connac_mcu_add_sta_cmd(&dev->mphy, &info);
-
+	mt7921_mcu_sta_add(dev, sta, vif, false);
 	mt7921_mac_wtbl_update(dev, msta->wcid.idx,
 			       MT_WTBL_UPDATE_ADM_COUNT_CLEAR);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mcu.c
index c00295b63ba8..5bdb9914ead8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mcu.c
@@ -1264,6 +1264,26 @@ int mt7921_mcu_set_bss_pm(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				 sizeof(req), false);
 }
 
+int mt7921_mcu_sta_add(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+		       struct ieee80211_vif *vif, bool enable)
+{
+	struct mt7921_vif *mvif = (struct mt7921_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
+	int rssi = -ewma_rssi_read(&mvif->rssi);
+	struct mt76_sta_cmd_info info = {
+		.sta = sta,
+		.vif = vif,
+		.enable = enable,
+		.cmd = MCU_UNI_CMD_STA_REC_UPDATE,
+		.rcpi = to_rcpi(rssi),
+	};
+	struct mt7921_sta *msta;
+
+	msta = sta ? (struct mt7921_sta *)sta->drv_priv : NULL;
+	info.wcid = msta ? &msta->wcid : &mvif->sta.wcid;
+
+	return mt76_connac_mcu_add_sta_cmd(&dev->mphy, &info);
+}
+
 int mt7921_mcu_drv_pmctrl(struct mt7921_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mt76_phy *mphy = &dev->mt76.phy;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h
index c9687c57cbe7..d29af18d0205 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/mt7921.h
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ int mt7921_mcu_add_key(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		       struct mt7921_sta *msta, struct ieee80211_key_conf *key,
 		       enum set_key_cmd cmd);
 int mt7921_set_channel(struct mt7921_phy *phy);
+int mt7921_mcu_sta_add(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+		       struct ieee80211_vif *vif, bool enable);
 int mt7921_mcu_set_chan_info(struct mt7921_phy *phy, int cmd);
 int mt7921_mcu_set_tx(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 int mt7921_mcu_set_eeprom(struct mt7921_dev *dev);
