diff --git a/mt7921/init.c b/mt7921/init.c
index adea605c9..08b8e23d1 100644
--- a/mt7921/init.c
+++ b/mt7921/init.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ mt7921_init_wiphy(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, SUPPORTS_PS);
 	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS);
 	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, SUPPORTS_VHT_EXT_NSS_BW);
+	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, CONNECTION_MONITOR);
 
 	if (dev->pm.enable)
 		ieee80211_hw_set(hw, CONNECTION_MONITOR);
diff --git a/mt7921/main.c b/mt7921/main.c
index 29ef830dc..dab247a70 100644
--- a/mt7921/main.c
+++ b/mt7921/main.c
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ static int mt7921_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		mtxq->wcid = idx;
 	}
 
+	vif->driver_flags |= IEEE80211_VIF_BEACON_FILTER;
 out:
 	mt7921_mutex_release(dev);
 
@@ -494,8 +495,21 @@ static void
 mt7921_pm_interface_iter(void *priv, u8 *mac, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
 	struct mt7921_dev *dev = priv;
+	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = mt76_hw(dev);
+	bool pm_enable = dev->pm.enable;
+	int err;
 
-	mt7921_mcu_set_beacon_filter(dev, vif, dev->pm.enable);
+	err = mt7921_mcu_set_beacon_filter(dev, vif, pm_enable);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return;
+
+	if (pm_enable) {
+		vif->driver_flags |= IEEE80211_VIF_BEACON_FILTER;
+		ieee80211_hw_set(hw, CONNECTION_MONITOR);
+	} else {
+		vif->driver_flags &= ~IEEE80211_VIF_BEACON_FILTER;
+		__clear_bit(IEEE80211_HW_CONNECTION_MONITOR, hw->flags);
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/mt7921/mcu.c b/mt7921/mcu.c
index 571028f26..6e00c7011 100644
--- a/mt7921/mcu.c
+++ b/mt7921/mcu.c
@@ -779,7 +779,6 @@ int mt7921_mcu_set_beacon_filter(struct mt7921_dev *dev,
 				 struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				 bool enable)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = mt76_hw(dev);
 	int err;
 
 	if (enable) {
@@ -787,8 +786,6 @@ int mt7921_mcu_set_beacon_filter(struct mt7921_dev *dev,
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
-		vif->driver_flags |= IEEE80211_VIF_BEACON_FILTER;
-		ieee80211_hw_set(hw, CONNECTION_MONITOR);
 		mt76_set(dev, MT_WF_RFCR(0), MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_OTHER_BEACON);
 
 		return 0;
@@ -798,8 +795,6 @@ int mt7921_mcu_set_beacon_filter(struct mt7921_dev *dev,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	vif->driver_flags &= ~IEEE80211_VIF_BEACON_FILTER;
-	__clear_bit(IEEE80211_HW_CONNECTION_MONITOR, hw->flags);
 	mt76_clear(dev, MT_WF_RFCR(0), MT_WF_RFCR_DROP_OTHER_BEACON);
 
 	return 0;