diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/link.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/link.c
index ace82e2c5bd9..4f8d2a3191ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/link.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/link.c
@@ -194,11 +194,14 @@ int iwl_mvm_link_changed(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		flags_mask |= LINK_FLG_MU_EDCA_CW;
 	}
 
-	if (link_conf->eht_puncturing && !iwlwifi_mod_params.disable_11be)
-		cmd.puncture_mask = cpu_to_le16(link_conf->eht_puncturing);
-	else
-		/* This flag can be set only if the MAC has eht support */
-		changes &= ~LINK_CONTEXT_MODIFY_EHT_PARAMS;
+	if (changes & LINK_CONTEXT_MODIFY_EHT_PARAMS) {
+		if (iwlwifi_mod_params.disable_11be ||
+		    !link_conf->eht_support)
+			changes &= ~LINK_CONTEXT_MODIFY_EHT_PARAMS;
+		else
+			cmd.puncture_mask =
+				cpu_to_le16(link_conf->eht_puncturing);
+	}
 
 	cmd.bss_color = link_conf->he_bss_color.color;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mld-mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mld-mac80211.c
index 778a311b500b..a3a2e9a1fa7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mld-mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mld-mac80211.c
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ iwl_mvm_mld_link_info_changed_station(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	}
 
 	/* Update EHT Puncturing info */
-	if (changes & BSS_CHANGED_EHT_PUNCTURING && vif->cfg.assoc && has_eht)
+	if (changes & BSS_CHANGED_EHT_PUNCTURING && vif->cfg.assoc)
 		link_changes |= LINK_CONTEXT_MODIFY_EHT_PARAMS;
 
 	if (link_changes) {