diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_mlo.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_mlo.c
index d32f9a10e6..86fac8a66b 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_mlo.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_mlo.c
@@ -1256,9 +1256,9 @@ QDF_STATUS lim_add_frag_ie_for_sta_profile(uint8_t *data, uint16_t *len)
 }
 
 uint16_t
-lim_send_assoc_req_mgmt_frame_mlo(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
-				  struct pe_session *session,
-				  tDot11fAssocRequest *frm)
+lim_fill_assoc_req_mlo_ie(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
+			  struct pe_session *session,
+			  tDot11fAssocRequest *frm)
 {
 	QDF_STATUS status;
 
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_mlo.h b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_mlo.h
index 7d159877da..8205e59480 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_mlo.h
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_mlo.h
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ QDF_STATUS lim_fill_complete_mlo_ie(struct pe_session *session,
 uint16_t lim_caculate_mlo_ie_length(struct wlan_mlo_ie *mlo_ie);
 
 /**
- * lim_send_assoc_req_mgmt_frame_mlo() - Prepare ML IE for assoc req frame
+ * lim_fill_assoc_req_mlo_ie() - Prepare ML IE for assoc req frame
  * @mac_ctx: pointer to mac_context
  * @session: pointer to pe_session
  * @frm: pointer to tDot11fAssocRequest
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ uint16_t lim_caculate_mlo_ie_length(struct wlan_mlo_ie *mlo_ie);
  * Return: the actual ML IE length
  */
 uint16_t
-lim_send_assoc_req_mgmt_frame_mlo(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
-				  struct pe_session *session,
-				  tDot11fAssocRequest *frm);
+lim_fill_assoc_req_mlo_ie(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
+			  struct pe_session *session,
+			  tDot11fAssocRequest *frm);
 
 /**
  * lim_send_assoc_rsq_mgmt_frame_mlo() - Prepare ML IE for assoc rsq frame
@@ -487,9 +487,9 @@ QDF_STATUS lim_fill_complete_mlo_ie(struct pe_session *session,
 }
 
 static inline uint16_t
-lim_send_assoc_req_mgmt_frame_mlo(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
-				  struct pe_session *session,
-				  tDot11fAssocRequest *frm)
+lim_fill_assoc_req_mlo_ie(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
+			  struct pe_session *session,
+			  tDot11fAssocRequest *frm)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
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 7375bcd6f1..f5c512eb8b 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
@@ -2633,8 +2633,15 @@ lim_send_assoc_req_mgmt_frame(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 		lim_strip_mlo_ie(mac_ctx, add_ie, &add_ie_len);
 	}
 
-	mlo_ie_len =
-		 lim_send_assoc_req_mgmt_frame_mlo(mac_ctx, pe_session, frm);
+	mlo_ie_len = lim_fill_assoc_req_mlo_ie(mac_ctx, pe_session, frm);
+
+	/**
+	 * In case of ML connection, if ML IE length is 0 then return failure.
+	 */
+	if (mlo_is_mld_sta(pe_session->vdev) && !mlo_ie_len) {
+		pe_err("Failed to add ML IE for vdev:%d", pe_session->vdev_id);
+		goto end;
+	}
 
 	if (pe_session->is11Rconnection) {
 		struct bss_description *bssdescr;