diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
index 7bfe6fcdcb9a2..24fda9bc9209b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
@@ -3924,11 +3924,27 @@ static void ath11k_sta_rc_update_wk(struct work_struct *wk)
 			   ath11k_mac_max_he_nss(he_mcs_mask)));
 
 	if (changed & IEEE80211_RC_BW_CHANGED) {
-		err = ath11k_wmi_set_peer_param(ar, sta->addr, arvif->vdev_id,
-						WMI_PEER_CHWIDTH, bw);
-		if (err)
-			ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to update STA %pM peer bw %d: %d\n",
-				    sta->addr, bw, err);
+		/* Send peer assoc command before set peer bandwidth param to
+		 * avoid the mismatch between the peer phymode and the peer
+		 * bandwidth.
+		 */
+		ath11k_peer_assoc_prepare(ar, arvif->vif, sta, &peer_arg, true);
+
+		peer_arg.is_assoc = false;
+		err = ath11k_wmi_send_peer_assoc_cmd(ar, &peer_arg);
+		if (err) {
+			ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to send peer assoc for STA %pM vdev %i: %d\n",
+				    sta->addr, arvif->vdev_id, err);
+		} else if (wait_for_completion_timeout(&ar->peer_assoc_done, 1 * HZ)) {
+			err = ath11k_wmi_set_peer_param(ar, sta->addr, arvif->vdev_id,
+							WMI_PEER_CHWIDTH, bw);
+			if (err)
+				ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to update STA %pM peer bw %d: %d\n",
+					    sta->addr, bw, err);
+		} else {
+			ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to get peer assoc conf event for %pM vdev %i\n",
+				    sta->addr, arvif->vdev_id);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (changed & IEEE80211_RC_NSS_CHANGED) {