diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
index da85c28..742ffeb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
@@ -2423,6 +2423,7 @@ int ath12k_wmi_send_peer_assoc_cmd(struct ath12k *ar,
 
 	eml_cap = arg->ml.eml_cap;
 	if (u16_get_bits(eml_cap, IEEE80211_EML_CAP_EMLSR_SUPP)) {
+		ml_params->flags |= cpu_to_le32(ATH12K_WMI_FLAG_MLO_EMLSR_SUPPORT);
 		/* Padding delay */
 		eml_pad_delay = ieee80211_emlsr_pad_delay_in_us(eml_cap);
 		ml_params->emlsr_padding_delay_us = cpu_to_le32(eml_pad_delay);