diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
index 106e2530b64e..367ca0c90167 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
@@ -2235,9 +2235,9 @@ static void ath11k_peer_assoc_h_vht(struct ath11k *ar,
 	arg->peer_nss = min(sta->deflink.rx_nss, max_nss);
 	arg->rx_max_rate = __le16_to_cpu(vht_cap->vht_mcs.rx_highest);
 	arg->rx_mcs_set = __le16_to_cpu(vht_cap->vht_mcs.rx_mcs_map);
+	arg->rx_mcs_set = ath11k_peer_assoc_h_vht_limit(arg->rx_mcs_set, vht_mcs_mask);
 	arg->tx_max_rate = __le16_to_cpu(vht_cap->vht_mcs.tx_highest);
-	arg->tx_mcs_set = ath11k_peer_assoc_h_vht_limit(
-		__le16_to_cpu(vht_cap->vht_mcs.tx_mcs_map), vht_mcs_mask);
+	arg->tx_mcs_set = __le16_to_cpu(vht_cap->vht_mcs.tx_mcs_map);
 
 	/* In IPQ8074 platform, VHT mcs rate 10 and 11 is enabled by default.
 	 * VHT mcs rate 10 and 11 is not supported in 11ac standard.
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
index 0491e3fd6b5e..942dfeb8b1af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2018-2019 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2025 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
  */
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
@@ -2061,10 +2061,13 @@ int ath11k_wmi_send_peer_assoc_cmd(struct ath11k *ar,
 	cmd->peer_bw_rxnss_override |= param->peer_bw_rxnss_override;
 
 	if (param->vht_capable) {
-		mcs->rx_max_rate = param->rx_max_rate;
-		mcs->rx_mcs_set = param->rx_mcs_set;
-		mcs->tx_max_rate = param->tx_max_rate;
-		mcs->tx_mcs_set = param->tx_mcs_set;
+		/* firmware interprets mcs->tx_mcs_set field as peer's
+		 * RX capability
+		 */
+		mcs->tx_max_rate = param->rx_max_rate;
+		mcs->tx_mcs_set = param->rx_mcs_set;
+		mcs->rx_max_rate = param->tx_max_rate;
+		mcs->rx_mcs_set = param->tx_mcs_set;
 	}
 
 	/* HE Rates */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.h
index 3c4885a12855..0f0de24a3840 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.h
@@ -4119,8 +4119,10 @@ struct wmi_rate_set {
 struct wmi_vht_rate_set {
 	u32 tlv_header;
 	u32 rx_max_rate;
+	/* MCS at which the peer can transmit */
 	u32 rx_mcs_set;
 	u32 tx_max_rate;
+	/* MCS at which the peer can receive */
 	u32 tx_mcs_set;
 	u32 tx_max_mcs_nss;
 } __packed;