diff --git a/mt7615/mcu.c b/mt7615/mcu.c
index cf4a4f26..ea1f23e9 100644
--- a/mt7615/mcu.c
+++ b/mt7615/mcu.c
@@ -1148,12 +1148,14 @@ mt7615_mcu_sta_rx_ba(struct mt7615_dev *dev,
 
 static int
 __mt7615_mcu_add_sta(struct mt76_phy *phy, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-		     struct ieee80211_sta *sta, bool enable, int cmd)
+		     struct ieee80211_sta *sta, bool enable, int cmd,
+		     bool offload_fw)
 {
 	struct mt7615_vif *mvif = (struct mt7615_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
 	struct mt76_sta_cmd_info info = {
 		.sta = sta,
 		.vif = vif,
+		.offload_fw = offload_fw,
 		.enable = enable,
 		.cmd = cmd,
 	};
@@ -1167,7 +1169,7 @@ mt7615_mcu_add_sta(struct mt7615_phy *phy, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		   struct ieee80211_sta *sta, bool enable)
 {
 	return __mt7615_mcu_add_sta(phy->mt76, vif, sta, enable,
-				    MCU_EXT_CMD_STA_REC_UPDATE);
+				    MCU_EXT_CMD_STA_REC_UPDATE, false);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1302,7 +1304,7 @@ mt7615_mcu_uni_add_sta(struct mt7615_phy *phy, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		       struct ieee80211_sta *sta, bool enable)
 {
 	return __mt7615_mcu_add_sta(phy->mt76, vif, sta, enable,
-				    MCU_UNI_CMD_STA_REC_UPDATE);
+				    MCU_UNI_CMD_STA_REC_UPDATE, true);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/mt76_connac_mcu.c b/mt76_connac_mcu.c
index 3eeba165..a3272a42 100644
--- a/mt76_connac_mcu.c
+++ b/mt76_connac_mcu.c
@@ -879,14 +879,12 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_add_sta_cmd(struct mt76_phy *phy,
 	if (IS_ERR(skb))
 		return PTR_ERR(skb);
 
-	mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(skb, info->vif, info->sta, info->enable);
-
-	if (!info->enable)
-		goto out;
-
-	if (info->sta)
-		mt76_connac_mcu_sta_tlv(phy, skb, info->sta, info->vif,
-					info->rcpi);
+	if (info->sta || !info->offload_fw)
+		mt76_connac_mcu_sta_basic_tlv(skb, info->vif, info->sta,
+					      info->enable);
+	if (info->sta && info->enable)
+		mt76_connac_mcu_sta_tlv(phy, skb, info->sta,
+					info->vif, info->rcpi);
 
 	sta_wtbl = mt76_connac_mcu_add_tlv(skb, STA_REC_WTBL,
 					   sizeof(struct tlv));
@@ -897,15 +895,17 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_add_sta_cmd(struct mt76_phy *phy,
 	if (IS_ERR(wtbl_hdr))
 		return PTR_ERR(wtbl_hdr);
 
-	mt76_connac_mcu_wtbl_generic_tlv(dev, skb, info->vif, info->sta,
-					 sta_wtbl, wtbl_hdr);
-	mt76_connac_mcu_wtbl_hdr_trans_tlv(skb, info->vif, info->wcid,
-					   sta_wtbl, wtbl_hdr);
-	if (info->sta)
-		mt76_connac_mcu_wtbl_ht_tlv(dev, skb, info->sta, sta_wtbl,
-					    wtbl_hdr);
+	if (info->enable) {
+		mt76_connac_mcu_wtbl_generic_tlv(dev, skb, info->vif,
+						 info->sta, sta_wtbl,
+						 wtbl_hdr);
+		mt76_connac_mcu_wtbl_hdr_trans_tlv(skb, info->vif, info->wcid,
+						   sta_wtbl, wtbl_hdr);
+		if (info->sta)
+			mt76_connac_mcu_wtbl_ht_tlv(dev, skb, info->sta,
+						    sta_wtbl, wtbl_hdr);
+	}
 
-out:
 	return mt76_mcu_skb_send_msg(dev, skb, info->cmd, true);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt76_connac_mcu_add_sta_cmd);
diff --git a/mt76_connac_mcu.h b/mt76_connac_mcu.h
index 3076417e..258b262c 100644
--- a/mt76_connac_mcu.h
+++ b/mt76_connac_mcu.h
@@ -910,6 +910,7 @@ struct mt76_sta_cmd_info {
 
 	struct ieee80211_vif *vif;
 
+	bool offload_fw;
 	bool enable;
 	int cmd;
 	u8 rcpi;
diff --git a/mt7921/mcu.c b/mt7921/mcu.c
index ffc83717..bd94d124 100644
--- a/mt7921/mcu.c
+++ b/mt7921/mcu.c
@@ -1277,6 +1277,7 @@ int mt7921_mcu_sta_add(struct mt7921_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 		.vif = vif,
 		.enable = enable,
 		.cmd = MCU_UNI_CMD_STA_REC_UPDATE,
+		.offload_fw = true,
 		.rcpi = to_rcpi(rssi),
 	};
 	struct mt7921_sta *msta;