diff --git a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
index b5a1c8a5d..f90eb22c4 100644
--- a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -1836,6 +1836,7 @@ static int hostapd_ctrl_iface_data_test_config(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 	int enabled = atoi(cmd);
 	char *pos;
 	const char *ifname;
+	const u8 *addr = hapd->own_addr;
 
 	if (!enabled) {
 		if (hapd->l2_test) {
@@ -1856,7 +1857,11 @@ static int hostapd_ctrl_iface_data_test_config(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 	else
 		ifname = hapd->conf->iface;
 
-	hapd->l2_test = l2_packet_init(ifname, hapd->own_addr,
+#ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211BE
+	if (hapd->conf->mld_ap)
+		addr = hapd->mld_addr;
+#endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211BE */
+	hapd->l2_test = l2_packet_init(ifname, addr,
 					ETHERTYPE_IP, hostapd_data_test_rx,
 					hapd, 1);
 	if (hapd->l2_test == NULL)