diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
index 415fa00ef69c88ba03a585fd10f4c5dcdc8212a2..03e378d57eb70da0f5d3da81054e0d6c31863177 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
@@ -391,6 +391,11 @@ struct ath6kl_req_key {
 	u8 key_len;
 };
 
+enum ath6kl_hif_type {
+	ATH6KL_HIF_TYPE_SDIO,
+	ATH6KL_HIF_TYPE_USB,
+};
+
 #define MAX_NUM_VIF	1
 
 /* vif flags info */
@@ -484,6 +489,7 @@ struct ath6kl {
 	int tx_pending[ENDPOINT_MAX];
 	int total_tx_data_pend;
 	struct htc_target *htc_target;
+	enum ath6kl_hif_type hif_type;
 	void *hif_priv;
 	struct list_head vif_list;
 	/* Lock to avoid race in vif_list entries among add/del/traverse */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c
index d61e39a1896eaf2b83913521c46b8adb4dd029b5..7ad57cd8937acaf516ace1854e336ea8d40e2f18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c
@@ -1237,6 +1237,7 @@ static int ath6kl_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
 	}
 
 	ar_sdio->ar = ar;
+	ar->hif_type = ATH6KL_HIF_TYPE_SDIO;
 	ar->hif_priv = ar_sdio;
 	ar->hif_ops = &ath6kl_sdio_ops;
 	ar->bmi.max_data_size = 256;