diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 6a88195e5abe..d30bd21697a3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@ u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_vht_cap(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap *vht_cap,
 u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_vht_oper(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap *vht_cap,
 				const struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef);
 u8 ieee80211_ie_len_he_cap(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, u8 iftype);
-u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_he_cap(u8 *pos,
+u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_he_cap(u32 disable_flags, u8 *pos,
 			      const struct ieee80211_sta_he_cap *he_cap,
 			      u8 *end);
 void ieee80211_ie_build_he_6ghz_cap(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 5dcfd53a4ab6..42bd81a30310 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ int mesh_add_he_cap_ie(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	pos = skb_put(skb, ie_len);
-	ieee80211_ie_build_he_cap(pos, he_cap, pos + ie_len);
+	ieee80211_ie_build_he_cap(0, pos, he_cap, pos + ie_len);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 8d9fe2765836..c8332452c118 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ static void ieee80211_add_he_ie(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				struct sk_buff *skb,
 				struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband)
 {
-	u8 *pos;
+	u8 *pos, *pre_he_pos;
 	const struct ieee80211_sta_he_cap *he_cap = NULL;
 	struct ieee80211_chanctx_conf *chanctx_conf;
 	u8 he_cap_size;
@@ -647,16 +647,21 @@ static void ieee80211_add_he_ie(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 	he_cap = ieee80211_get_he_iftype_cap(sband,
 					     ieee80211_vif_type_p2p(&sdata->vif));
-	if (!he_cap || !reg_cap)
+	if (!he_cap || !chanctx_conf || !reg_cap)
 		return;
 
+	/* get a max size estimate */
 	he_cap_size =
 		2 + 1 + sizeof(he_cap->he_cap_elem) +
 		ieee80211_he_mcs_nss_size(&he_cap->he_cap_elem) +
 		ieee80211_he_ppe_size(he_cap->ppe_thres[0],
 				      he_cap->he_cap_elem.phy_cap_info);
 	pos = skb_put(skb, he_cap_size);
-	ieee80211_ie_build_he_cap(pos, he_cap, pos + he_cap_size);
+	pre_he_pos = pos;
+	pos = ieee80211_ie_build_he_cap(sdata->u.mgd.flags,
+					pos, he_cap, pos + he_cap_size);
+	/* trim excess if any */
+	skb_trim(skb, skb->len - (pre_he_pos + he_cap_size - pos));
 
 	ieee80211_ie_build_he_6ghz_cap(sdata, skb);
 }
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 2fe71ed9137b..be1911d8089f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ static int ieee80211_build_preq_ies_band(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	if (he_cap &&
 	    cfg80211_any_usable_channels(local->hw.wiphy, BIT(sband->band),
 					 IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_HE)) {
-		pos = ieee80211_ie_build_he_cap(pos, he_cap, end);
+		pos = ieee80211_ie_build_he_cap(0, pos, he_cap, end);
 		if (!pos)
 			goto out_err;
 	}
@@ -2903,10 +2903,11 @@ u8 ieee80211_ie_len_he_cap(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, u8 iftype)
 				     he_cap->he_cap_elem.phy_cap_info);
 }
 
-u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_he_cap(u8 *pos,
+u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_he_cap(u32 disable_flags, u8 *pos,
 			      const struct ieee80211_sta_he_cap *he_cap,
 			      u8 *end)
 {
+	struct ieee80211_he_cap_elem elem;
 	u8 n;
 	u8 ie_len;
 	u8 *orig_pos = pos;
@@ -2919,7 +2920,23 @@ u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_he_cap(u8 *pos,
 	if (!he_cap)
 		return orig_pos;
 
-	n = ieee80211_he_mcs_nss_size(&he_cap->he_cap_elem);
+	/* modify on stack first to calculate 'n' and 'ie_len' correctly */
+	elem = he_cap->he_cap_elem;
+
+	if (disable_flags & IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_40MHZ)
+		elem.phy_cap_info[0] &=
+			~(IEEE80211_HE_PHY_CAP0_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_40MHZ_80MHZ_IN_5G |
+			  IEEE80211_HE_PHY_CAP0_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_40MHZ_IN_2G);
+
+	if (disable_flags & IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_160MHZ)
+		elem.phy_cap_info[0] &=
+			~IEEE80211_HE_PHY_CAP0_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_160MHZ_IN_5G;
+
+	if (disable_flags & IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_80P80MHZ)
+		elem.phy_cap_info[0] &=
+			~IEEE80211_HE_PHY_CAP0_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_80PLUS80_MHZ_IN_5G;
+
+	n = ieee80211_he_mcs_nss_size(&elem);
 	ie_len = 2 + 1 +
 		 sizeof(he_cap->he_cap_elem) + n +
 		 ieee80211_he_ppe_size(he_cap->ppe_thres[0],
@@ -2933,8 +2950,8 @@ u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_he_cap(u8 *pos,
 	*pos++ = WLAN_EID_EXT_HE_CAPABILITY;
 
 	/* Fixed data */
-	memcpy(pos, &he_cap->he_cap_elem, sizeof(he_cap->he_cap_elem));
-	pos += sizeof(he_cap->he_cap_elem);
+	memcpy(pos, &elem, sizeof(elem));
+	pos += sizeof(elem);
 
 	memcpy(pos, &he_cap->he_mcs_nss_supp, n);
 	pos += n;