diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.c
index 3f0d2b99127a..db8ba5fec2ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.c
@@ -2006,6 +2006,8 @@ static void ath12k_host_cap_parse_mlo(struct ath12k_base *ab,
 	int i;
 
 	if (!ab->qmi.num_radios || ab->qmi.num_radios == U8_MAX) {
+		ab->mlo_capable_flags = 0;
+
 		ath12k_dbg(ab, ATH12K_DBG_QMI,
 			   "skip QMI MLO cap due to invalid num_radio %d\n",
 			   ab->qmi.num_radios);