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;
 
        }
 
        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)