diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
index e30dcb310bd6..cf3c47b8cb2d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -2200,6 +2200,7 @@ static void ath10k_core_set_coverage_class_work(struct work_struct *work)
 static int ath10k_core_init_firmware_features(struct ath10k *ar)
 {
 	struct ath10k_fw_file *fw_file = &ar->normal_mode_fw.fw_file;
+	int max_num_peers;
 
 	if (test_bit(ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_WMI_10_2, fw_file->fw_features) &&
 	    !test_bit(ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_WMI_10X, fw_file->fw_features)) {
@@ -2279,7 +2280,7 @@ static int ath10k_core_init_firmware_features(struct ath10k *ar)
 
 	switch (fw_file->wmi_op_version) {
 	case ATH10K_FW_WMI_OP_VERSION_MAIN:
-		ar->max_num_peers = TARGET_NUM_PEERS;
+		max_num_peers = TARGET_NUM_PEERS;
 		ar->max_num_stations = TARGET_NUM_STATIONS;
 		ar->max_num_vdevs = TARGET_NUM_VDEVS;
 		ar->htt.max_num_pending_tx = TARGET_NUM_MSDU_DESC;
@@ -2291,10 +2292,10 @@ static int ath10k_core_init_firmware_features(struct ath10k *ar)
 	case ATH10K_FW_WMI_OP_VERSION_10_2:
 	case ATH10K_FW_WMI_OP_VERSION_10_2_4:
 		if (ath10k_peer_stats_enabled(ar)) {
-			ar->max_num_peers = TARGET_10X_TX_STATS_NUM_PEERS;
+			max_num_peers = TARGET_10X_TX_STATS_NUM_PEERS;
 			ar->max_num_stations = TARGET_10X_TX_STATS_NUM_STATIONS;
 		} else {
-			ar->max_num_peers = TARGET_10X_NUM_PEERS;
+			max_num_peers = TARGET_10X_NUM_PEERS;
 			ar->max_num_stations = TARGET_10X_NUM_STATIONS;
 		}
 		ar->max_num_vdevs = TARGET_10X_NUM_VDEVS;
@@ -2303,7 +2304,7 @@ static int ath10k_core_init_firmware_features(struct ath10k *ar)
 		ar->max_spatial_stream = WMI_MAX_SPATIAL_STREAM;
 		break;
 	case ATH10K_FW_WMI_OP_VERSION_TLV:
-		ar->max_num_peers = TARGET_TLV_NUM_PEERS;
+		max_num_peers = TARGET_TLV_NUM_PEERS;
 		ar->max_num_stations = TARGET_TLV_NUM_STATIONS;
 		ar->max_num_vdevs = TARGET_TLV_NUM_VDEVS;
 		ar->max_num_tdls_vdevs = TARGET_TLV_NUM_TDLS_VDEVS;
@@ -2315,7 +2316,7 @@ static int ath10k_core_init_firmware_features(struct ath10k *ar)
 		ar->wmi.mgmt_max_num_pending_tx = TARGET_TLV_MGMT_NUM_MSDU_DESC;
 		break;
 	case ATH10K_FW_WMI_OP_VERSION_10_4:
-		ar->max_num_peers = TARGET_10_4_NUM_PEERS;
+		max_num_peers = TARGET_10_4_NUM_PEERS;
 		ar->max_num_stations = TARGET_10_4_NUM_STATIONS;
 		ar->num_active_peers = TARGET_10_4_ACTIVE_PEERS;
 		ar->max_num_vdevs = TARGET_10_4_NUM_VDEVS;
@@ -2334,10 +2335,16 @@ static int ath10k_core_init_firmware_features(struct ath10k *ar)
 		break;
 	case ATH10K_FW_WMI_OP_VERSION_UNSET:
 	case ATH10K_FW_WMI_OP_VERSION_MAX:
+	default:
 		WARN_ON(1);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (ar->hw_params.num_peers)
+		ar->max_num_peers = ar->hw_params.num_peers;
+	else
+		ar->max_num_peers = max_num_peers;
+
 	/* Backwards compatibility for firmwares without
 	 * ATH10K_FW_IE_HTT_OP_VERSION.
 	 */