diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
index ca1ee495cbf5..10304506de33 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ typedef __qdf_dma_size_t     qdf_dma_size_t;
  */
 typedef __qdf_dma_context_t qdf_dma_context_t;
 
+/**
+ * pointer to net device
+ */
+typedef __qdf_netdev_t qdf_netdev_t;
+
 /**
  * struct qdf_dma_map_info - Information inside a DMA map.
  * @nsegs: total number mapped segments
diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_types.h b/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_types.h
index f915d0a9bcf2..b7bcc77c490b 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_types.h
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2016 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Previously licensed under the ISC license by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ typedef int (*__qdf_os_intr)(void *);
 typedef dma_addr_t __qdf_dma_addr_t;
 typedef size_t __qdf_dma_size_t;
 typedef dma_addr_t __qdf_dma_context_t;
+typedef struct net_device *__qdf_netdev_t;
 
 #define qdf_dma_mem_context(context) dma_addr_t context
 #define qdf_get_dma_mem_context(var, field)   ((qdf_dma_context_t)(var->field))