diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h
index 4accfb5d55300..14f60fcb6a346 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ struct mt76_vif {
 	u8 band_idx;
 	u8 wmm_idx;
 	u8 scan_seq_num;
+	u8 cipher;
 };
 
 struct mt76_phy {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
index 1b2340e4ce0cd..cdd82a62eeb1e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
@@ -2701,6 +2701,7 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_bss_basic_tlv(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	bss->bmc_wcid_hi = to_wcid_hi(wlan_idx);
 	bss->wmm_idx = mvif->wmm_idx;
 	bss->active = enable;
+	bss->cipher = mvif->cipher;
 
 	if (vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR) {
 		struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef = &phy->chandef;