IEEE80211_PARSE_ERR_DUP_ELEM            = BIT(1),
        IEEE80211_PARSE_ERR_BAD_ELEM_SIZE       = BIT(2),
        IEEE80211_PARSE_ERR_UNEXPECTED_ELEM     = BIT(3),
+       IEEE80211_PARSE_ERR_DUP_NEST_ML_BASIC   = BIT(4),
 };
 
 /* Parsed Information Elements */
 
                        link->u.mgd.bss_param_ch_cnt =
                                ieee80211_mle_get_bss_param_ch_cnt(elems->ml_basic);
                }
-       } else if (!elems->prof ||
+       } else if (elems->parse_error & IEEE80211_PARSE_ERR_DUP_NEST_ML_BASIC ||
+                  !elems->prof ||
                   !(elems->prof->control & prof_bss_param_ch_present)) {
                ret = false;
                goto out;
 
                        switch (le16_get_bits(mle->control,
                                              IEEE80211_ML_CONTROL_TYPE)) {
                        case IEEE80211_ML_CONTROL_TYPE_BASIC:
+                               if (elems->ml_basic) {
+                                       elems->parse_error |=
+                                               IEEE80211_PARSE_ERR_DUP_NEST_ML_BASIC;
+                                       break;
+                               }
                                elems->ml_basic_elem = (void *)elem;
                                elems->ml_basic = data;
                                elems->ml_basic_len = len;