diff --git a/mt7615/mcu.c b/mt7615/mcu.c
index 465fd7e6..f2c40e8b 100644
--- a/mt7615/mcu.c
+++ b/mt7615/mcu.c
@@ -846,6 +846,7 @@ mt7615_mcu_wtbl_sta_add(struct mt7615_phy *phy, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	struct wtbl_req_hdr *wtbl_hdr;
 	struct mt7615_sta *msta;
 	bool new_entry = true;
+	int conn_state;
 	int cmd, err;
 
 	msta = sta ? (struct mt7615_sta *)sta->drv_priv : &mvif->sta;
@@ -861,7 +862,8 @@ mt7615_mcu_wtbl_sta_add(struct mt7615_phy *phy, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		else
 			mvif->sta_added = true;
 	}
-	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(&dev->mt76, sskb, vif, sta, enable,
+	conn_state = enable ? CONN_STATE_PORT_SECURE : CONN_STATE_DISCONNECT;
+	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(&dev->mt76, sskb, vif, sta, conn_state,
 				      new_entry);
 	if (enable && sta)
 		mt76_connac_mcu_sta_tlv(phy->mt76, sskb, sta, vif, 0,
diff --git a/mt76_connac_mcu.c b/mt76_connac_mcu.c
index b35acf86..14fde16e 100644
--- a/mt76_connac_mcu.c
+++ b/mt76_connac_mcu.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt76_connac_mcu_bss_omac_tlv);
 void mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				   struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				   struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
-				   bool enable, bool newly)
+				   int conn_state, bool newly)
 {
 	struct sta_rec_basic *basic;
 	struct tlv *tlv;
@@ -382,13 +382,9 @@ void mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	basic = (struct sta_rec_basic *)tlv;
 	basic->extra_info = cpu_to_le16(EXTRA_INFO_VER);
 
-	if (enable) {
-		if (newly)
-			basic->extra_info |= cpu_to_le16(EXTRA_INFO_NEW);
-		basic->conn_state = CONN_STATE_PORT_SECURE;
-	} else {
-		basic->conn_state = CONN_STATE_DISCONNECT;
-	}
+	if (newly && conn_state != CONN_STATE_DISCONNECT)
+		basic->extra_info |= cpu_to_le16(EXTRA_INFO_NEW);
+	basic->conn_state = conn_state;
 
 	if (!sta) {
 		basic->conn_type = cpu_to_le32(CONNECTION_INFRA_BC);
@@ -1048,14 +1044,17 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_sta_cmd(struct mt76_phy *phy,
 	struct wtbl_req_hdr *wtbl_hdr;
 	struct tlv *sta_wtbl;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int conn_state;
 
 	skb = mt76_connac_mcu_alloc_sta_req(dev, mvif, info->wcid);
 	if (IS_ERR(skb))
 		return PTR_ERR(skb);
 
+	conn_state = info->enable ? CONN_STATE_PORT_SECURE :
+				    CONN_STATE_DISCONNECT;
 	if (info->sta || !info->offload_fw)
 		mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(dev, skb, info->vif, info->sta,
-					      info->enable, info->newly);
+					      conn_state, info->newly);
 	if (info->sta && info->enable)
 		mt76_connac_mcu_sta_tlv(phy, skb, info->sta,
 					info->vif, info->rcpi,
diff --git a/mt76_connac_mcu.h b/mt76_connac_mcu.h
index 915eb3a1..b080fb85 100644
--- a/mt76_connac_mcu.h
+++ b/mt76_connac_mcu.h
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_set_channel_domain(struct mt76_phy *phy);
 int mt76_connac_mcu_set_vif_ps(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 void mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				   struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-				   struct ieee80211_sta *sta, bool enable,
+				   struct ieee80211_sta *sta, int state,
 				   bool newly);
 void mt76_connac_mcu_wtbl_generic_tlv(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				      struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
diff --git a/mt7915/mcu.c b/mt7915/mcu.c
index 423b87e1..4c34166e 100644
--- a/mt7915/mcu.c
+++ b/mt7915/mcu.c
@@ -1662,6 +1662,7 @@ int mt7915_mcu_add_sta(struct mt7915_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	struct mt7915_vif *mvif = (struct mt7915_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
 	struct mt7915_sta *msta;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int conn_state;
 	int ret;
 
 	msta = sta ? (struct mt7915_sta *)sta->drv_priv : &mvif->sta;
@@ -1672,7 +1673,8 @@ int mt7915_mcu_add_sta(struct mt7915_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		return PTR_ERR(skb);
 
 	/* starec basic */
-	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(&dev->mt76, skb, vif, sta, enable,
+	conn_state = enable ? CONN_STATE_PORT_SECURE : CONN_STATE_DISCONNECT;
+	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(&dev->mt76, skb, vif, sta, conn_state,
 				      !rcu_access_pointer(dev->mt76.wcid[msta->wcid.idx]));
 	if (!enable)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/mt7925/mcu.c b/mt7925/mcu.c
index 652a9acc..1be793c7 100644
--- a/mt7925/mcu.c
+++ b/mt7925/mcu.c
@@ -1619,15 +1619,18 @@ mt7925_mcu_sta_cmd(struct mt76_phy *phy,
 	struct mt76_vif *mvif = (struct mt76_vif *)info->vif->drv_priv;
 	struct mt76_dev *dev = phy->dev;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int conn_state;
 
 	skb = __mt76_connac_mcu_alloc_sta_req(dev, mvif, info->wcid,
 					      MT7925_STA_UPDATE_MAX_SIZE);
 	if (IS_ERR(skb))
 		return PTR_ERR(skb);
 
+	conn_state = info->enable ? CONN_STATE_PORT_SECURE :
+				    CONN_STATE_DISCONNECT;
 	if (info->sta || !info->offload_fw)
 		mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(dev, skb, info->vif, info->sta,
-					      info->enable, info->newly);
+					      conn_state, info->newly);
 	if (info->sta && info->enable) {
 		mt7925_mcu_sta_phy_tlv(skb, info->vif, info->sta);
 		mt7925_mcu_sta_ht_tlv(skb, info->sta);
diff --git a/mt7996/mcu.c b/mt7996/mcu.c
index 9e18b1eb..737894db 100644
--- a/mt7996/mcu.c
+++ b/mt7996/mcu.c
@@ -2159,6 +2159,7 @@ int mt7996_mcu_add_sta(struct mt7996_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	struct mt7996_vif *mvif = (struct mt7996_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
 	struct mt7996_sta *msta;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int conn_state;
 	int ret;
 
 	msta = sta ? (struct mt7996_sta *)sta->drv_priv : &mvif->sta;
@@ -2170,7 +2171,8 @@ int mt7996_mcu_add_sta(struct mt7996_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		return PTR_ERR(skb);
 
 	/* starec basic */
-	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(&dev->mt76, skb, vif, sta, enable, newly);
+	conn_state = enable ? CONN_STATE_PORT_SECURE : CONN_STATE_DISCONNECT;
+	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(&dev->mt76, skb, vif, sta, conn_state, newly);
 
 	if (!enable)
 		goto out;