diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
index 38a97086708b53a6dd6274d0cc70721f77bfec59..cad2e42dcef63f4f54f3f413e248f44f250d4b6b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
@@ -7870,7 +7870,8 @@ ath10k_wmi_10_4_gen_update_fw_tdls_state(struct ath10k *ar, u32 vdev_id,
 	if (!skb)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	if (test_bit(WMI_SERVICE_TDLS_EXPLICIT_MODE_ONLY, ar->wmi.svc_map))
+	if (test_bit(WMI_SERVICE_TDLS_EXPLICIT_MODE_ONLY, ar->wmi.svc_map) &&
+	    state == WMI_TDLS_ENABLE_ACTIVE)
 		state = WMI_TDLS_ENABLE_PASSIVE;
 
 	if (test_bit(WMI_SERVICE_TDLS_UAPSD_BUFFER_STA, ar->wmi.svc_map))