diff --git a/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c b/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
index 36fc53a884..4ddc666ad1 100644
--- a/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
+++ b/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
@@ -551,9 +551,8 @@ static void mlme_init_vht_cap_cfg(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 	vht_cap_info->rx_stbc =
 			cfg_get(psoc, CFG_RX_STBC_ENABLE);
 
-	if (vht_cap_info->enable_txbf_20mhz)
-		vht_cap_info->su_bformee =
-				cfg_default(CFG_VHT_SU_BEAMFORMEE_CAP);
+	vht_cap_info->su_bformee =
+		cfg_default(CFG_VHT_SU_BEAMFORMEE_CAP);
 
 	vht_cap_info->mu_bformer =
 			cfg_default(CFG_VHT_MU_BEAMFORMER_CAP);
diff --git a/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c b/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c
index 446696fbd6..cb483082c4 100644
--- a/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c
+++ b/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ wlan_mlme_get_vht_enable_tx_bf(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc, bool *value)
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	*value = mlme_obj->cfg.vht_caps.vht_cap_info.enable_txbf_20mhz;
+	*value = mlme_obj->cfg.vht_caps.vht_cap_info.su_bformee;
 
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ QDF_STATUS mlme_update_vht_cap(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 		vht_cap_info->su_bformer = cfg->vht_su_bformer;
 
 	/* check and update SU BEAMFORMEE capabality */
-	if (vht_cap_info->enable_txbf_20mhz && !cfg->vht_su_bformee)
+	if (vht_cap_info->su_bformee && !cfg->vht_su_bformee)
 		vht_cap_info->su_bformee = cfg->vht_su_bformee;
 
 	/* Set VHT MU Beamformer cap */