diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c
index 7bf2a5947e5e..481dfbbe4616 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c
@@ -236,21 +236,13 @@ static void iwl_mvm_add_rtap_sniffer_config(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 static void iwl_mvm_pass_packet_to_mac80211(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 					    struct napi_struct *napi,
 					    struct sk_buff *skb, int queue,
-					    struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
-					    struct ieee80211_link_sta *link_sta)
+					    struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
 {
 	if (unlikely(iwl_mvm_check_pn(mvm, skb, queue, sta))) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (sta && sta->valid_links && link_sta) {
-		struct ieee80211_rx_status *rx_status = IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(skb);
-
-		rx_status->link_valid = 1;
-		rx_status->link_id = link_sta->link_id;
-	}
-
 	ieee80211_rx_napi(mvm->hw, sta, skb, napi);
 }
 
@@ -587,7 +579,7 @@ static void iwl_mvm_release_frames(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 		while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(skb_list))) {
 			iwl_mvm_pass_packet_to_mac80211(mvm, napi, skb,
 							reorder_buf->queue,
-							sta, NULL /* FIXME */);
+							sta);
 			reorder_buf->num_stored--;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2214,6 +2206,11 @@ void iwl_mvm_rx_mpdu_mq(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct napi_struct *napi,
 			if (IS_ERR(sta))
 				sta = NULL;
 			link_sta = rcu_dereference(mvm->fw_id_to_link_sta[id]);
+
+			if (sta && sta->valid_links && link_sta) {
+				rx_status->link_valid = 1;
+				rx_status->link_id = link_sta->link_id;
+			}
 		}
 	} else if (!is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr2)) {
 		/*
@@ -2357,8 +2354,7 @@ void iwl_mvm_rx_mpdu_mq(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct napi_struct *napi,
 		    !(desc->amsdu_info & IWL_RX_MPDU_AMSDU_LAST_SUBFRAME))
 			rx_status->flag |= RX_FLAG_AMSDU_MORE;
 
-		iwl_mvm_pass_packet_to_mac80211(mvm, napi, skb, queue, sta,
-						link_sta);
+		iwl_mvm_pass_packet_to_mac80211(mvm, napi, skb, queue, sta);
 	}
 out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();