diff --git a/src/wifi/model/he/he-ru.cc b/src/wifi/model/he/he-ru.cc
index b5a18908c..9d6f5edc6 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/he/he-ru.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/he/he-ru.cc
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ HeRu::GetRuSpecs(uint8_t ruAllocation)
 }
 
 uint8_t
-HeRu::GetEqualizedRuAllocation(RuType ruType, bool isOdd)
+HeRu::GetEqualizedRuAllocation(RuType ruType, bool isOdd, bool hasUsers)
 {
     switch (ruType)
     {
@@ -422,11 +422,11 @@ HeRu::GetEqualizedRuAllocation(RuType ruType, bool isOdd)
     case HeRu::RU_106_TONE:
         return isOdd ? 128 : 96;
     case HeRu::RU_242_TONE:
-        return 192;
+        return hasUsers ? 192 : 113;
     case HeRu::RU_484_TONE:
-        return 200;
+        return hasUsers ? 200 : 114;
     default:
-        return 208;
+        return hasUsers ? 208 : 115;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/he/he-ru.h b/src/wifi/model/he/he-ru.h
index d0d7f5982..ddeb738f2 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/he/he-ru.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/he/he-ru.h
@@ -295,8 +295,10 @@ class HeRu
     /// Get the RU_ALLOCATION value for equal size RUs
     /// @param ruType equal size RU type (generated by GetEqualSizedRusForStations)
     /// @param isOdd if number of stations is an odd number
+    /// @param hasUsers whether it contributes to User field(s) in the content channel this RU
+    /// Allocation belongs to
     /// @return RU_ALLOCATION value
-    static uint8_t GetEqualizedRuAllocation(RuType ruType, bool isOdd);
+    static uint8_t GetEqualizedRuAllocation(RuType ruType, bool isOdd, bool hasUsers);
 
     /// Empty 242-tone RU identifier
     static constexpr uint8_t EMPTY_242_TONE_RU = 113;
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-tx-vector.cc b/src/wifi/model/wifi-tx-vector.cc
index 28aa05b7c..82cc0ba97 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-tx-vector.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-tx-vector.cc
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ WifiTxVector::DeriveRuAllocation(uint8_t p20Index) const
         const auto index = (ruBw < MHz_u{20}) ? ((ruIndex - 1) / rusPerSubchannel.size())
                                               : ((ruIndex - 1) * numSubchannelsForRu);
         NS_ABORT_IF(index >= Count20MHzSubchannels(m_channelWidth));
-        auto ruAlloc = HeRu::GetEqualizedRuAllocation(ruType, false);
+        auto ruAlloc = HeRu::GetEqualizedRuAllocation(ruType, false, true);
         if (ruAllocations.at(index) != HeRu::EMPTY_242_TONE_RU)
         {
             if (ruType == ruTypes.at(index))
@@ -837,11 +837,11 @@ WifiTxVector::DeriveRuAllocation(uint8_t p20Index) const
             }
             if (ruType == HeRu::RU_26_TONE)
             {
-                ruAlloc = HeRu::GetEqualizedRuAllocation(ruTypes.at(index), true);
+                ruAlloc = HeRu::GetEqualizedRuAllocation(ruTypes.at(index), true, true);
             }
             else if (ruTypes.at(index) == HeRu::RU_26_TONE)
             {
-                ruAlloc = HeRu::GetEqualizedRuAllocation(ruType, true);
+                ruAlloc = HeRu::GetEqualizedRuAllocation(ruType, true, true);
             }
             else
             {