diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
index 7005e2a98726..b796be1d6318 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ static const char *const ath10k_core_fw_feature_str[] = {
 	[ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_PEER_FLOW_CONTROL] = "peer-flow-ctrl",
 	[ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_BTCOEX_PARAM] = "btcoex-param",
 	[ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_SKIP_NULL_FUNC_WAR] = "skip-null-func-war",
+	[ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_ALLOWS_MESH_BCAST] = "allows-mesh-bcast",
 };
 
 static unsigned int ath10k_core_get_fw_feature_str(char *buf,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
index 6f2608a501e2..6d06ec5cd087 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
@@ -562,6 +562,13 @@ enum ath10k_fw_features {
 	 */
 	ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_SKIP_NULL_FUNC_WAR = 15,
 
+	/* Firmware allow other BSS mesh broadcast/multicast frames without
+	 * creating monitor interface. Appropriate rxfilters are programmed for
+	 * mesh vdev by firmware itself. This feature flags will be used for
+	 * not creating monitor vdev while configuring mesh node.
+	 */
+	ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_ALLOWS_MESH_BCAST = 16,
+
 	/* keep last */
 	ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_COUNT,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index 3918097ee46f..d06a12d548fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -1167,7 +1167,9 @@ static bool ath10k_mac_monitor_vdev_is_needed(struct ath10k *ar)
 		return false;
 
 	return ar->monitor ||
-	       ar->filter_flags & FIF_OTHER_BSS ||
+	       (!test_bit(ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_ALLOWS_MESH_BCAST,
+			  ar->running_fw->fw_file.fw_features) &&
+		(ar->filter_flags & FIF_OTHER_BSS)) ||
 	       test_bit(ATH10K_CAC_RUNNING, &ar->dev_flags);
 }