Wireless communications systems and methods related to handling link failures in a first cell and a second cell are provided. A wireless communication device can detect a first link failure associated with a first cell and can detect a second link failure associated with a second cell. Additionally, the wireless communication device can perform a link failure recovery procedure. This may include prioritizing a first link failure recovery for the first cell over a second link failure recovery for the second cell. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.