diff --git a/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_cmn_struct.h b/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_cmn_struct.h
index 889b6c8f7a..9bf4c8e328 100644
--- a/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_cmn_struct.h
+++ b/dp/inc/cdp_txrx_cmn_struct.h
@@ -411,14 +411,13 @@ enum cdp_peer_type {
 /**
  * struct cdp_peer_setup_info: MLO connection info for cdp_peer_setup()
  * @mld_peer_mac: mld peer mac address pointer
- * @is_assoc_link: set true for first MLO link peer association
- * @is_primary_link: for MCC, the first link will always be primary link,
- *		     for WIN,  other link might be primary link.
+ * @is_first_link: set true for first MLO link peer
+ * @is_primary_link: set true for MLO primary link peer
  * @primary_umac_id: primary umac_id
  */
 struct cdp_peer_setup_info {
 	uint8_t *mld_peer_mac;
-	uint8_t is_assoc_link:1,
+	uint8_t is_first_link:1,
 		is_primary_link:1;
 	uint8_t primary_umac_id;
 };
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
index d71d773c22..077e80af05 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
@@ -6918,21 +6918,21 @@ QDF_STATUS dp_peer_mlo_setup(
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	/* if this is the first assoc link */
-	if (setup_info->is_assoc_link)
+	/* if this is the first link peer */
+	if (setup_info->is_first_link)
 		/* create MLD peer */
 		dp_peer_create_wifi3((struct cdp_soc_t *)soc,
 				     vdev_id,
 				     setup_info->mld_peer_mac,
 				     CDP_MLD_PEER_TYPE);
 
-	peer->assoc_link = setup_info->is_assoc_link;
+	peer->first_link = setup_info->is_first_link;
 	peer->primary_link = setup_info->is_primary_link;
 	mld_peer = dp_peer_find_hash_find(soc,
 					  setup_info->mld_peer_mac,
 					  0, DP_VDEV_ALL, DP_MOD_ID_CDP);
 	if (mld_peer) {
-		if (setup_info->is_assoc_link) {
+		if (setup_info->is_first_link) {
 			/* assign rx_tid to mld peer */
 			mld_peer->rx_tid = peer->rx_tid;
 			/* no cdp_peer_setup for MLD peer,
@@ -6947,7 +6947,7 @@ QDF_STATUS dp_peer_mlo_setup(
 		}
 
 		if (setup_info->is_primary_link &&
-		    !setup_info->is_assoc_link) {
+		    !setup_info->is_first_link) {
 			/*
 			 * if first link is not the primary link,
 			 * then need to change mld_peer->vdev as
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c
index 4f1d29420d..28ba8d0f16 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c
@@ -2853,7 +2853,7 @@ static bool dp_get_peer_vdev_roaming_in_progress(struct dp_peer *peer)
 static inline
 bool dp_rx_tid_setup_allow(struct dp_peer *peer)
 {
-	if (IS_MLO_DP_LINK_PEER(peer) && !peer->assoc_link)
+	if (IS_MLO_DP_LINK_PEER(peer) && !peer->first_link)
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
@@ -3712,7 +3712,7 @@ static void dp_peer_rx_tids_init(struct dp_peer *peer)
 	/* if not first assoc link peer or MLD peer,
 	 * not to initialize rx_tids again.
 	 */
-	if ((IS_MLO_DP_LINK_PEER(peer) && !peer->assoc_link) ||
+	if ((IS_MLO_DP_LINK_PEER(peer) && !peer->first_link) ||
 	    IS_MLO_DP_MLD_PEER(peer))
 		return;
 
@@ -4745,7 +4745,7 @@ QDF_STATUS dp_register_peer(struct cdp_soc_t *soc_hdl, uint8_t pdev_id,
 	if (!IS_MLO_DP_LINK_PEER(peer))
 		dp_rx_flush_rx_cached(peer, false);
 
-	if (IS_MLO_DP_LINK_PEER(peer) && peer->assoc_link) {
+	if (IS_MLO_DP_LINK_PEER(peer) && peer->first_link) {
 		dp_peer_info("register for mld peer" QDF_MAC_ADDR_FMT,
 			     QDF_MAC_ADDR_REF(peer->mld_peer->mac_addr.raw));
 		qdf_spin_lock_bh(&peer->mld_peer->peer_info_lock);
@@ -4779,7 +4779,7 @@ QDF_STATUS dp_peer_state_update(struct cdp_soc_t *soc_hdl, uint8_t *peer_mac,
 		     QDF_MAC_ADDR_REF(peer->mac_addr.raw),
 		     peer->state);
 
-	if (IS_MLO_DP_LINK_PEER(peer) && peer->assoc_link) {
+	if (IS_MLO_DP_LINK_PEER(peer) && peer->first_link) {
 		peer->mld_peer->state = peer->state;
 		peer->mld_peer->authorize = peer->authorize;
 		dp_peer_info("mld peer" QDF_MAC_ADDR_FMT "state %d",
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_types.h b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_types.h
index 14d50c2405..2a29e60ebb 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_types.h
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_types.h
@@ -3337,7 +3337,7 @@ struct dp_peer {
 		hw_txrx_stats_en:1; /*Indicate HW offload vdev stats */
 
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_11BE_MLO
-	uint8_t assoc_link:1, /* first assoc link peer for MLO */
+	uint8_t first_link:1, /* first link peer for MLO */
 		primary_link:1; /* primary link for MLO */
 #endif