diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_assoc_req_frame.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_assoc_req_frame.c
index 8375e44ddc56..734e213d3f11 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_assoc_req_frame.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_assoc_req_frame.c
@@ -2854,8 +2854,14 @@ bool lim_fill_lim_assoc_ind_params(
 		assoc_ind->ecsa_capable =
 		((struct s_ext_cap *)assoc_req->ExtCap.bytes)->ext_chan_switch;
 	/* updates VHT information in assoc indication */
-	 qdf_mem_copy(&assoc_ind->vht_caps, &assoc_req->VHTCaps,
-		      sizeof(tDot11fIEVHTCaps));
+	if (assoc_req->VHTCaps.present)
+		qdf_mem_copy(&assoc_ind->vht_caps, &assoc_req->VHTCaps,
+			     sizeof(tDot11fIEVHTCaps));
+	else if (assoc_req->vendor_vht_ie.VHTCaps.present)
+		qdf_mem_copy(&assoc_ind->vht_caps,
+			     &assoc_req->vendor_vht_ie.VHTCaps,
+			     sizeof(tDot11fIEVHTCaps));
+
 	lim_fill_assoc_ind_vht_info(mac_ctx, session_entry, assoc_req,
 				    assoc_ind, sta_ds);
 	assoc_ind->he_caps_present = assoc_req->he_cap.present;