diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_trace.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_trace.h
index dd6c28506d5f..60dcb7d3e13e 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_trace.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_trace.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ typedef struct qdf_trace_record_s {
 	uint64_t qtime;
 	char time[18];
 	uint8_t module;
-	uint8_t code;
+	uint16_t code;
 	uint16_t session;
 	uint32_t data;
 	uint32_t pid;
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ static inline void qdf_register_debugcb_init(void)
 void qdf_trace_register(QDF_MODULE_ID, tp_qdf_trace_cb);
 void qdf_trace_init(void);
 void qdf_trace_deinit(void);
-void qdf_trace(uint8_t module, uint8_t code, uint16_t session, uint32_t data);
+void qdf_trace(uint8_t module, uint16_t code, uint16_t session, uint32_t data);
 void qdf_trace_enable(uint32_t, uint8_t enable);
 void qdf_trace_dump_all(void *, uint8_t, uint8_t, uint32_t, uint32_t);
 QDF_STATUS qdf_trace_spin_lock_init(void);
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ void qdf_trace_enable(uint32_t bitmask_of_module_id, uint8_t enable)
 }
 
 static inline
-void qdf_trace(uint8_t module, uint8_t code, uint16_t session, uint32_t data)
+void qdf_trace(uint8_t module, uint16_t code, uint16_t session, uint32_t data)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
index 27c942c012a6..05fd3711e09c 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ qdf_export_symbol(qdf_trace_deinit);
  *
  * Return: None
  */
-void qdf_trace(uint8_t module, uint8_t code, uint16_t session, uint32_t data)
+void qdf_trace(uint8_t module, uint16_t code, uint16_t session, uint32_t data)
 {
 	tp_qdf_trace_record rec = NULL;
 	unsigned long flags;