diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
index a4ae823af135..13f117e5680d 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
@@ -1725,7 +1725,8 @@ lim_send_assoc_req_mgmt_frame(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
 		pe_session);
 
 #if defined WLAN_FEATURE_VOWIFI
-	if (mac_ctx->rrm.rrmPEContext.rrmEnable)
+	if (mac_ctx->rrm.rrmPEContext.rrmEnable &&
+	    SIR_MAC_GET_RRM(pe_session->limCurrentBssCaps))
 		populate_dot11f_rrm_ie(mac_ctx, &frm->RRMEnabledCap,
 			pe_session);
 #endif
@@ -2103,7 +2104,8 @@ lim_send_reassoc_req_with_ft_ies_mgmt_frame(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
 		pe_session);
 
 #if defined WLAN_FEATURE_VOWIFI
-	if (mac_ctx->rrm.rrmPEContext.rrmEnable)
+	if (mac_ctx->rrm.rrmPEContext.rrmEnable &&
+	    SIR_MAC_GET_RRM(pe_session->limCurrentBssCaps))
 		populate_dot11f_rrm_ie(mac_ctx, &frm.RRMEnabledCap, pe_session);
 #endif
 
@@ -2574,7 +2576,8 @@ lim_send_reassoc_req_mgmt_frame(tpAniSirGlobal pMac,
 				       &frm.ExtSuppRates, psessionEntry);
 
 #if defined WLAN_FEATURE_VOWIFI
-	if (pMac->rrm.rrmPEContext.rrmEnable)
+	if (pMac->rrm.rrmPEContext.rrmEnable &&
+	    SIR_MAC_GET_RRM(psessionEntry->limCurrentBssCaps))
 		populate_dot11f_rrm_ie(pMac, &frm.RRMEnabledCap, psessionEntry);
 #endif
 	/* The join request *should* contain zero or one of the WPA and RSN */