diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.c
index 9a4d34e49104..2dcf0a52e4c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.c
@@ -382,8 +382,12 @@ static int ath12k_ahb_power_up(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 		ATH12K_AHB_UPD_SWID;
 
 	/* Load FW image to a reserved memory location */
-	ret = qcom_mdt_load(dev, fw, fw_name, pasid, mem_region, mem_phys, mem_size,
-			    &mem_phys);
+	if (ab_ahb->scm_auth_enabled)
+		ret = qcom_mdt_load(dev, fw, fw_name, pasid, mem_region,
+				    mem_phys, mem_size, &mem_phys);
+	else
+		ret = qcom_mdt_load_no_init(dev, fw, fw_name, mem_region,
+					    mem_phys, mem_size, &mem_phys);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath12k_err(ab, "Failed to load MDT segments: %d\n", ret);
 		goto err_fw;
@@ -414,11 +418,13 @@ static int ath12k_ahb_power_up(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 		goto err_fw2;
 	}
 
-	/* Authenticate FW image using peripheral ID */
-	ret = qcom_scm_pas_auth_and_reset(pasid);
-	if (ret) {
-		ath12k_err(ab, "failed to boot the remote processor %d\n", ret);
-		goto err_fw2;
+	if (ab_ahb->scm_auth_enabled) {
+		/* Authenticate FW image using peripheral ID */
+		ret = qcom_scm_pas_auth_and_reset(pasid);
+		if (ret) {
+			ath12k_err(ab, "failed to boot the remote processor %d\n", ret);
+			goto err_fw2;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Instruct Q6 to spawn userPD thread */
@@ -475,13 +481,15 @@ static void ath12k_ahb_power_down(struct ath12k_base *ab, bool is_suspend)
 
 	qcom_smem_state_update_bits(ab_ahb->stop_state, BIT(ab_ahb->stop_bit), 0);
 
-	pasid = (u32_encode_bits(ab_ahb->userpd_id, ATH12K_USERPD_ID_MASK)) |
-		ATH12K_AHB_UPD_SWID;
-	/* Release the firmware */
-	ret = qcom_scm_pas_shutdown(pasid);
-	if (ret)
-		ath12k_err(ab, "scm pas shutdown failed for userPD%d: %d\n",
-			   ab_ahb->userpd_id, ret);
+	if (ab_ahb->scm_auth_enabled) {
+		pasid = (u32_encode_bits(ab_ahb->userpd_id, ATH12K_USERPD_ID_MASK)) |
+			 ATH12K_AHB_UPD_SWID;
+		/* Release the firmware */
+		ret = qcom_scm_pas_shutdown(pasid);
+		if (ret)
+			ath12k_err(ab, "scm pas shutdown failed for userPD%d\n",
+				   ab_ahb->userpd_id);
+	}
 }
 
 static void ath12k_ahb_init_qmi_ce_config(struct ath12k_base *ab)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.h
index be9e31b3682d..0fa15daaa3e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ahb.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct ath12k_ahb {
 	int userpd_irq_num[ATH12K_USERPD_MAX_IRQ];
 	const struct ath12k_ahb_ops *ahb_ops;
 	const struct ath12k_ahb_device_family_ops *device_family_ops;
+	bool scm_auth_enabled;
 };
 
 struct ath12k_ahb_driver {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/ahb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/ahb.c
index a6c5f7689edd..6a8b8b2a56f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/ahb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/ahb.c
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ static const struct of_device_id ath12k_wifi7_ahb_of_match[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "qcom,ipq5332-wifi",
 	  .data = (void *)ATH12K_HW_IPQ5332_HW10,
 	},
+	{ .compatible = "qcom,ipq5424-wifi",
+	  .data = (void *)ATH12K_HW_IPQ5424_HW10,
+	},
 	{ }
 };
 
@@ -38,6 +41,11 @@ static int ath12k_wifi7_ahb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	switch (hw_rev) {
 	case ATH12K_HW_IPQ5332_HW10:
 		ab_ahb->userpd_id = ATH12K_IPQ5332_USERPD_ID;
+		ab_ahb->scm_auth_enabled = true;
+		break;
+	case ATH12K_HW_IPQ5424_HW10:
+		ab_ahb->userpd_id = ATH12K_IPQ5332_USERPD_ID;
+		ab_ahb->scm_auth_enabled = false;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;