diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
index 2f22e14e00fe..8ba16fc24e3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
@@ -438,7 +438,8 @@ int iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_init(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 	}
 
 	/* Allocate the CAB queue for softAP and GO interfaces */
-	if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
+	if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP ||
+	    vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) {
 		/*
 		 * For TVQM this will be overwritten later with the FW assigned
 		 * queue value (when queue is enabled).
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
index 0d7929799942..9d2950d40bf5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
@@ -2036,6 +2036,17 @@ int iwl_mvm_add_mcast_sta(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 		    vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC))
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
 
+	/*
+	 * In IBSS, ieee80211_check_queues() sets the cab_queue to be
+	 * invalid, so make sure we use the queue we want.
+	 * Note that this is done here as we want to avoid making DQA
+	 * changes in mac80211 layer.
+	 */
+	if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) {
+		vif->cab_queue = IWL_MVM_DQA_GCAST_QUEUE;
+		mvmvif->cab_queue = vif->cab_queue;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * While in previous FWs we had to exclude cab queue from TFD queue
 	 * mask, now it is needed as any other queue.
@@ -2067,20 +2078,9 @@ int iwl_mvm_add_mcast_sta(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 						    timeout);
 		mvmvif->cab_queue = queue;
 	} else if (!fw_has_api(&mvm->fw->ucode_capa,
-			       IWL_UCODE_TLV_API_STA_TYPE)) {
-		/*
-		 * In IBSS, ieee80211_check_queues() sets the cab_queue to be
-		 * invalid, so make sure we use the queue we want.
-		 * Note that this is done here as we want to avoid making DQA
-		 * changes in mac80211 layer.
-		 */
-		if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) {
-			vif->cab_queue = IWL_MVM_DQA_GCAST_QUEUE;
-			mvmvif->cab_queue = vif->cab_queue;
-		}
+			       IWL_UCODE_TLV_API_STA_TYPE))
 		iwl_mvm_enable_txq(mvm, vif->cab_queue, vif->cab_queue, 0,
 				   &cfg, timeout);
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }