diff --git a/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx_ipa.c b/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx_ipa.c
index 56543ab70873..2565fcaa6b70 100644
--- a/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx_ipa.c
+++ b/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx_ipa.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ QDF_STATUS ol_txrx_ipa_setup(struct cdp_pdev *ppdev, void *ipa_i2w_cb,
 	QDF_IPA_PIPE_IN_MODE(&pipe_in) = IPA_BASIC;
 	QDF_IPA_PIPE_IN_CLIENT(&pipe_in) = IPA_CLIENT_WLAN1_PROD;
 	QDF_IPA_PIPE_IN_DESC_FIFO_SZ(&pipe_in) =
-		ipa_desc_size + sizeof(struct sps_iovec);
+		ipa_desc_size + SPS_DESC_SIZE;
 	QDF_IPA_PIPE_IN_NOTIFY(&pipe_in) = ipa_w2i_cb;
 	if (!is_rm_enabled) {
 		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_TXRX, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
diff --git a/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx_types.h b/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx_types.h
index e5c9064d3cbc..b07a5eabd90e 100644
--- a/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx_types.h
+++ b/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx_types.h
@@ -1325,4 +1325,6 @@ struct ol_rx_remote_data {
 
 #define INVALID_REORDER_INDEX 0xFFFF
 
+#define SPS_DESC_SIZE 8
+
 #endif /* _OL_TXRX_TYPES__H_ */
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ipa.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ipa.c
index 912e8260c7f4..4f63080fe095 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ipa.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ipa.c
@@ -4992,7 +4992,7 @@ static int hdd_ipa_setup_sys_pipe(struct hdd_ipa_priv *hdd_ipa)
 	 * make sure hardware always has one descriptor.
 	 */
 	desc_fifo_sz = hdd_ipa->hdd_ctx->config->IpaDescSize
-		       + sizeof(struct sps_iovec);
+		       + SPS_DESC_SIZE;
 
 	ret = hdd_ipa_setup_tx_sys_pipe(hdd_ipa, desc_fifo_sz);
 	if (ret) {