diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index 36183fdfb7f0..90dc48f66fbf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -982,8 +982,12 @@ static void ath10k_mac_vif_beacon_cleanup(struct ath10k_vif *arvif)
 	ath10k_mac_vif_beacon_free(arvif);
 
 	if (arvif->beacon_buf) {
-		dma_free_coherent(ar->dev, IEEE80211_MAX_FRAME_LEN,
-				  arvif->beacon_buf, arvif->beacon_paddr);
+		if (ar->bus_param.dev_type == ATH10K_DEV_TYPE_HL)
+			kfree(arvif->beacon_buf);
+		else
+			dma_free_coherent(ar->dev, IEEE80211_MAX_FRAME_LEN,
+					  arvif->beacon_buf,
+					  arvif->beacon_paddr);
 		arvif->beacon_buf = NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -5466,10 +5470,17 @@ static int ath10k_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC ||
 	    vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT ||
 	    vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
-		arvif->beacon_buf = dma_alloc_coherent(ar->dev,
-						       IEEE80211_MAX_FRAME_LEN,
-						       &arvif->beacon_paddr,
-						       GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (ar->bus_param.dev_type == ATH10K_DEV_TYPE_HL) {
+			arvif->beacon_buf = kmalloc(IEEE80211_MAX_FRAME_LEN,
+						    GFP_KERNEL);
+			arvif->beacon_paddr = (dma_addr_t)arvif->beacon_buf;
+		} else {
+			arvif->beacon_buf =
+				dma_alloc_coherent(ar->dev,
+						   IEEE80211_MAX_FRAME_LEN,
+						   &arvif->beacon_paddr,
+						   GFP_ATOMIC);
+		}
 		if (!arvif->beacon_buf) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to allocate beacon buffer: %d\n",
@@ -5684,8 +5695,12 @@ err_vdev_delete:
 
 err:
 	if (arvif->beacon_buf) {
-		dma_free_coherent(ar->dev, IEEE80211_MAX_FRAME_LEN,
-				  arvif->beacon_buf, arvif->beacon_paddr);
+		if (ar->bus_param.dev_type == ATH10K_DEV_TYPE_HL)
+			kfree(arvif->beacon_buf);
+		else
+			dma_free_coherent(ar->dev, IEEE80211_MAX_FRAME_LEN,
+					  arvif->beacon_buf,
+					  arvif->beacon_paddr);
 		arvif->beacon_buf = NULL;
 	}