}
 
 static int ath12k_mac_setup_bcn_tmpl_ema(struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif,
-                                        struct ath12k_link_vif *tx_arvif)
+                                        struct ath12k_link_vif *tx_arvif,
+                                        u8 bssid_index)
 {
-       struct ath12k_vif *ahvif = arvif->ahvif;
-       struct ieee80211_bss_conf *bss_conf;
        struct ath12k_wmi_bcn_tmpl_ema_arg ema_args;
        struct ieee80211_ema_beacons *beacons;
        bool nontx_profile_found = false;
        int ret = 0;
        u8 i;
 
-       bss_conf = ath12k_mac_get_link_bss_conf(arvif);
-       if (!bss_conf) {
-               ath12k_warn(arvif->ar->ab,
-                           "failed to get link bss conf to update bcn tmpl for vif %pM link %u\n",
-                           ahvif->vif->addr, arvif->link_id);
-               return -ENOLINK;
-       }
-
        beacons = ieee80211_beacon_get_template_ema_list(ath12k_ar_to_hw(tx_arvif->ar),
                                                         tx_arvif->ahvif->vif,
                                                         tx_arvif->link_id);
        for (i = 0; i < beacons->cnt; i++) {
                if (tx_arvif != arvif && !nontx_profile_found)
                        ath12k_mac_set_arvif_ies(arvif, beacons->bcn[i].skb,
-                                                bss_conf->bssid_index,
+                                                bssid_index,
                                                 &nontx_profile_found);
 
                ema_args.bcn_cnt = beacons->cnt;
        if (tx_arvif != arvif && !nontx_profile_found)
                ath12k_warn(arvif->ar->ab,
                            "nontransmitted bssid index %u not found in beacon template\n",
-                           bss_conf->bssid_index);
+                           bssid_index);
 
        ieee80211_beacon_free_ema_list(beacons);
        return ret;
                        return 0;
 
                if (link_conf->ema_ap)
-                       return ath12k_mac_setup_bcn_tmpl_ema(arvif, tx_arvif);
+                       return ath12k_mac_setup_bcn_tmpl_ema(arvif, tx_arvif,
+                                                            link_conf->bssid_index);
        } else {
                tx_arvif = arvif;
        }