diff --git a/mt7915/main.c b/mt7915/main.c
index ddd75734..1f6a01fc 100644
--- a/mt7915/main.c
+++ b/mt7915/main.c
@@ -629,11 +629,6 @@ static void mt7915_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED && info->enable_beacon) {
-		mt7915_mcu_add_bss_info(phy, vif, true);
-		mt7915_mcu_add_sta(dev, vif, NULL, true);
-	}
-
 	/* ensure that enable txcmd_mode after bss_info */
 	if (changed & (BSS_CHANGED_QOS | BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED))
 		mt7915_mcu_set_tx(dev, vif);
@@ -653,6 +648,37 @@ static void mt7915_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mt76.mutex);
 }
 
+static int
+mt7915_start_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+		struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf)
+{
+	struct mt7915_phy *phy = mt7915_hw_phy(hw);
+	struct mt7915_dev *dev = mt7915_hw_dev(hw);
+	int err;
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev->mt76.mutex);
+
+	err = mt7915_mcu_add_bss_info(phy, vif, true);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+	err = mt7915_mcu_add_sta(dev, vif, NULL, true);
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->mt76.mutex);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void
+mt7915_stop_ap(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+	       struct ieee80211_bss_conf *link_conf)
+{
+	struct mt7915_dev *dev = mt7915_hw_dev(hw);
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev->mt76.mutex);
+	mt7915_mcu_add_sta(dev, vif, NULL, false);
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->mt76.mutex);
+}
+
 static void
 mt7915_channel_switch_beacon(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			     struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
@@ -1608,6 +1634,8 @@ const struct ieee80211_ops mt7915_ops = {
 	.conf_tx = mt7915_conf_tx,
 	.configure_filter = mt7915_configure_filter,
 	.bss_info_changed = mt7915_bss_info_changed,
+	.start_ap = mt7915_start_ap,
+	.stop_ap = mt7915_stop_ap,
 	.sta_add = mt7915_sta_add,
 	.sta_remove = mt7915_sta_remove,
 	.sta_pre_rcu_remove = mt76_sta_pre_rcu_remove,