diff --git a/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/utils/src/parser_api.c b/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/utils/src/parser_api.c
index efd8867a74..3a0602e14a 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/utils/src/parser_api.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/utils/src/parser_api.c
@@ -11030,6 +11030,7 @@ QDF_STATUS populate_dot11f_assoc_req_mlo_ie(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 	bool is_2g;
 	uint32_t value = 0;
 	uint8_t *ppet;
+	uint8_t *eht_cap_ie = NULL;
 
 	if (!mac_ctx || !pe_session || !frm)
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_NULL_VALUE;
@@ -11454,11 +11455,21 @@ QDF_STATUS populate_dot11f_assoc_req_mlo_ie(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 		if ((eht_caps.present && frm->eht_cap.present &&
 		     qdf_mem_cmp(&eht_caps, &frm->eht_cap, sizeof(eht_caps))) ||
 		     (eht_caps.present && !frm->eht_cap.present)) {
-			len_consumed = 0;
-			dot11f_pack_ie_eht_cap(mac_ctx, &eht_caps, p_sta_prof,
-					       len_remaining, &len_consumed);
-			p_sta_prof += len_consumed;
-			len_remaining -= len_consumed;
+			eht_cap_ie = qdf_mem_malloc(WLAN_MAX_IE_LEN + 2);
+			if (eht_cap_ie) {
+				len_consumed = 0;
+				lim_ieee80211_pack_ehtcap(eht_cap_ie, eht_caps,
+							  he_caps, is_2g);
+				len_consumed = eht_cap_ie[1] + 2;
+
+				qdf_mem_copy(p_sta_prof, eht_cap_ie,
+					     len_consumed);
+				qdf_mem_free(eht_cap_ie);
+				p_sta_prof += len_consumed;
+				len_remaining -= len_consumed;
+			} else {
+				pe_err("malloc failed for eht_cap_ie");
+			}
 		} else if (frm->eht_cap.present && !eht_caps.present) {
 			non_inher_ext_ie_lists[non_inher_ext_len++] =
 						WLAN_EXTN_ELEMID_EHTCAP;