diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
index fc5127b5c1a3..1f56474efbea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
@@ -793,6 +793,7 @@ struct ath12k_hw {
 	enum ath12k_hw_state state;
 	bool regd_updated;
 	bool use_6ghz_regd;
+	bool host_alloc_ml_id;
 
 	u8 num_radio;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hw.h
index 86fb8b719613..8d2fa0bfb96c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hw.h
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ struct ath12k_hw_params {
 		u32 max_client_dbs;
 		u32 max_client_dbs_sbs;
 	} client;
+
+	bool host_alloc_ml_id;
 };
 
 struct ath12k_hw_ops {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
index 06f1a1ba994a..51641c5ff265 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
@@ -15385,8 +15385,9 @@ int ath12k_mac_allocate(struct ath12k_hw_group *ag)
 	int mac_id, device_id, total_radio, num_hw;
 	struct ath12k_base *ab;
 	struct ath12k_hw *ah;
-	int ret, i, j;
+	bool conf = false;
 	u8 radio_per_hw;
+	int ret, i, j;
 
 	total_radio = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < ag->num_devices; i++) {
@@ -15426,6 +15427,20 @@ int ath12k_mac_allocate(struct ath12k_hw_group *ag)
 			}
 
 			ab = ag->ab[device_id];
+
+			/*
+			 * the assumption is all devices within an ah
+			 * share the same host_alloc_ml_id configuration
+			 */
+			if (j == 0) {
+				conf = ab->hw_params->host_alloc_ml_id;
+			} else if (conf != ab->hw_params->host_alloc_ml_id) {
+				ath12k_warn(ab, "inconsistent ML ID config within ah, device 0 uses %s allocated ID, while device %u doesn't\n",
+					    conf ? "host" : "firmware", device_id);
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto err;
+			}
+
 			pdev_map[j].ab = ab;
 			pdev_map[j].pdev_idx = mac_id;
 			mac_id++;
@@ -15450,6 +15465,7 @@ int ath12k_mac_allocate(struct ath12k_hw_group *ag)
 		}
 
 		ah->dev = ab->dev;
+		ah->host_alloc_ml_id = conf;
 
 		ag->ah[i] = ah;
 		ag->num_hw++;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/hw.c
index d9fdd2fc8298..03dedfd907fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/hw.c
@@ -442,6 +442,8 @@ static const struct ath12k_hw_params ath12k_wifi7_hw_params[] = {
 			.max_client_dbs = 128,
 			.max_client_dbs_sbs = 128,
 		},
+
+		.host_alloc_ml_id = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "wcn7850 hw2.0",
@@ -533,6 +535,8 @@ static const struct ath12k_hw_params ath12k_wifi7_hw_params[] = {
 			.max_client_dbs = 128,
 			.max_client_dbs_sbs = 128,
 		},
+
+		.host_alloc_ml_id = false,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "qcn9274 hw2.0",
@@ -620,6 +624,8 @@ static const struct ath12k_hw_params ath12k_wifi7_hw_params[] = {
 			.max_client_dbs = 128,
 			.max_client_dbs_sbs = 128,
 		},
+
+		.host_alloc_ml_id = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "ipq5332 hw1.0",
@@ -700,6 +706,8 @@ static const struct ath12k_hw_params ath12k_wifi7_hw_params[] = {
 			.max_client_dbs = 128,
 			.max_client_dbs_sbs = 128,
 		},
+
+		.host_alloc_ml_id = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "qcc2072 hw1.0",
@@ -792,6 +800,8 @@ static const struct ath12k_hw_params ath12k_wifi7_hw_params[] = {
 			.max_client_dbs = 128,
 			.max_client_dbs_sbs = 128,
 		},
+
+		.host_alloc_ml_id = false,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "ipq5424 hw1.0",
@@ -876,6 +886,8 @@ static const struct ath12k_hw_params ath12k_wifi7_hw_params[] = {
 			.max_client_dbs = 128,
 			.max_client_dbs_sbs = 128,
 		},
+
+		.host_alloc_ml_id = true,
 	},
 };