diff --git a/core/pld/src/pld_common.c b/core/pld/src/pld_common.c
index 58fbbcce2f6b..4a6292808e16 100644
--- a/core/pld/src/pld_common.c
+++ b/core/pld/src/pld_common.c
@@ -2639,8 +2639,9 @@ int pld_qmi_send(struct device *dev, int type, void *cmd,
 	case PLD_BUS_TYPE_SNOC:
 	case PLD_BUS_TYPE_SDIO:
 	case PLD_BUS_TYPE_USB:
-	case PLD_BUS_TYPE_IPCI:
 		return -EINVAL;
+	case PLD_BUS_TYPE_IPCI:
+		return pld_ipci_qmi_send(dev, type, cmd, cmd_len, cb_ctx, cb);
 	default:
 		pr_err("Invalid device type %d\n", bus_type);
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/core/pld/src/pld_ipci.h b/core/pld/src/pld_ipci.h
index 964313f62c5f..116202fbe1d1 100644
--- a/core/pld/src/pld_ipci.h
+++ b/core/pld/src/pld_ipci.h
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ static inline int pld_ipci_athdiag_write(struct device *dev, uint32_t offset,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int
+pld_ipci_qmi_send(struct device *dev, int type, void *cmd,
+		  int cmd_len, void *cb_ctx,
+		  int (*cb)(void *ctx, void *event, int event_len))
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #else
 int pld_ipci_register_driver(void);
 void pld_ipci_unregister_driver(void);
@@ -254,5 +261,13 @@ static inline int pld_ipci_athdiag_write(struct device *dev, uint32_t offset,
 {
 	return icnss_athdiag_write(dev, offset, memtype, datalen, input);
 }
+
+static inline int
+pld_ipci_qmi_send(struct device *dev, int type, void *cmd,
+		  int cmd_len, void *cb_ctx,
+		  int (*cb)(void *ctx, void *event, int event_len))
+{
+	return icnss_qmi_send(dev, type, cmd, cmd_len, cb_ctx, cb);
+}
 #endif
 #endif