diff --git a/net/mac80211/link.c b/net/mac80211/link.c
index 17bf55dabd31..a1f67bab8ba1 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/link.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/link.c
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ static int ieee80211_vif_update_links(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	struct ieee80211_bss_conf *old[IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS];
 	struct ieee80211_link_data *old_data[IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS];
 	bool use_deflink = old_links == 0; /* set for error case */
+	bool non_sta = sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION;
 
 	lockdep_assert_wiphy(sdata->local->hw.wiphy);
 
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@ static int ieee80211_vif_update_links(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		link = links[link_id];
 		ieee80211_link_init(sdata, link_id, &link->data, &link->conf);
 		ieee80211_link_setup(&link->data);
+		ieee80211_set_wmm_default(&link->data, true, non_sta);
 	}
 
 	if (new_links == 0)