diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/main.c
index 77f7226e655d..650dcad432de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/main.c
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ static int mt7915_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	mt7915_mcu_set_sku_en(phy, true);
 	mt7915_mcu_set_chan_info(phy, MCU_EXT_CMD_SET_RX_PATH);
 
+	/* use mac80211 airtime fairness instead of hardware solution,
+	 * hence set max deficit to 256us to force STAs round-robin.
+	 */
+	mt7915_mcu_set_drr(dev, NULL, NULL, DRR_CTRL_AIRTIME_DEFICIT_BOUND);
+
 	set_bit(MT76_STATE_RUNNING, &phy->mt76->state);
 
 	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(hw, &phy->mac_work,
@@ -201,6 +206,8 @@ static int mt7915_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		vif->offload_flags = 0;
 	vif->offload_flags |= IEEE80211_OFFLOAD_ENCAP_4ADDR;
 
+	ret = mt7915_mcu_set_drr(dev, vif, NULL, DRR_CTRL_STA_BSS_GROUP);
+
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mt76.mutex);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c
index 94a3ccf63d0e..614d7af7cd1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c
@@ -2217,13 +2217,11 @@ int mt7915_mcu_add_rate_ctrl(struct mt7915_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				     MCU_EXT_CMD_STA_REC_UPDATE, true);
 }
 
-static int
-mt7915_mcu_add_group(struct mt7915_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-		     struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
+int mt7915_mcu_set_drr(struct mt7915_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+		       struct ieee80211_sta *sta, int cmd)
 {
-#define MT_STA_BSS_GROUP		1
-	struct mt7915_vif *mvif = (struct mt7915_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
-	struct mt7915_sta *msta = (struct mt7915_sta *)sta->drv_priv;
+	struct mt7915_vif *mvif = NULL;
+	struct mt7915_sta *msta = NULL;
 	struct {
 		__le32 action;
 		u8 wlan_idx_lo;
@@ -2233,12 +2231,36 @@ mt7915_mcu_add_group(struct mt7915_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		__le32 val;
 		u8 rsv1[8];
 	} __packed req = {
-		.action = cpu_to_le32(MT_STA_BSS_GROUP),
-		.wlan_idx_lo = to_wcid_lo(msta->wcid.idx),
-		.wlan_idx_hi = to_wcid_hi(msta->wcid.idx),
-		.val = cpu_to_le32(mvif->idx % 16),
+		.action = cpu_to_le32(cmd),
 	};
 
+	if (vif && vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (vif) {
+		mvif = (struct mt7915_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
+		msta = &mvif->sta;
+	}
+
+	if (sta)
+		msta = (struct mt7915_sta *)sta->drv_priv;
+
+	if (msta) {
+		req.wlan_idx_lo = to_wcid_lo(msta->wcid.idx);
+		req.wlan_idx_hi = to_wcid_hi(msta->wcid.idx);
+	}
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case DRR_CTRL_STA_BSS_GROUP:
+		req.val = cpu_to_le32(mvif->idx % 16);
+		break;
+	case DRR_CTRL_AIRTIME_DEFICIT_BOUND:
+		req.val = cpu_to_le32(1); /* 256us */
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	return mt76_mcu_send_msg(&dev->mt76, MCU_EXT_CMD_SET_DRR_CTRL, &req,
 				 sizeof(req), true);
 }
@@ -2252,7 +2274,7 @@ int mt7915_mcu_add_sta_adv(struct mt7915_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		return 0;
 
 	/* must keep the order */
-	ret = mt7915_mcu_add_group(dev, vif, sta);
+	ret = mt7915_mcu_set_drr(dev, vif, sta, DRR_CTRL_STA_BSS_GROUP);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.h
index 5f23f27f9f6c..6a0765960d7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.h
@@ -995,6 +995,11 @@ enum {
 	THERMAL_SENSOR_TASK_CTRL,
 };
 
+enum {
+	DRR_CTRL_STA_BSS_GROUP = 0x01,
+	DRR_CTRL_AIRTIME_DEFICIT_BOUND = 0x10,
+};
+
 enum {
 	MT_EBF = BIT(0),	/* explicit beamforming */
 	MT_IBF = BIT(1)		/* implicit beamforming */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mt7915.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mt7915.h
index aee45cce35db..8f58424014b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mt7915.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mt7915.h
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ int mt7915_mcu_add_smps(struct mt7915_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
 int mt7915_mcu_set_chan_info(struct mt7915_phy *phy, int cmd);
 int mt7915_mcu_set_tx(struct mt7915_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
+int mt7915_mcu_set_drr(struct mt7915_dev *dev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+		       struct ieee80211_sta *sta, int cmd);
 int mt7915_mcu_set_fixed_rate(struct mt7915_dev *dev,
 			      struct ieee80211_sta *sta, u32 rate);
 int mt7915_mcu_set_eeprom(struct mt7915_dev *dev);
