diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index 9b80565cf6b6..6f961099a56b 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -2336,6 +2336,9 @@ cppflags-$(CONFIG_ATH_SUPPORT_SPECTRAL) += -DATH_SUPPORT_SPECTRAL
 #Enable WDI Event support
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_WDI_EVENT_ENABLE) += -DWDI_EVENT_ENABLE
 
+#Enable the type_specific_data in the struct ath_pktlog_arg
+cppflags-$(CONFIG_PKTLOG_HAS_SPECIFIC_DATA) += -DPKTLOG_HAS_SPECIFIC_DATA
+
 #Endianness selection
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_LITTLE_ENDIAN), y)
 cppflags-y += -DANI_LITTLE_BYTE_ENDIAN
diff --git a/configs/default_defconfig b/configs/default_defconfig
index 13da9c060770..72adc76a4b19 100644
--- a/configs/default_defconfig
+++ b/configs/default_defconfig
@@ -522,6 +522,17 @@ else
 CONFIG_WDI_EVENT_ENABLE := y
 endif
 
+#Enable the type_specific_data in the ath_pktlog_arg
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_REMOVE_PKT_LOG), n)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_LITHIUM), y)
+CONFIG_PKTLOG_HAS_SPECIFIC_DATA := y
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_HELIUMPLUS), y)
+CONFIG_PKTLOG_HAS_SPECIFIC_DATA := y
+endif
+endif
+
 #Endianness selection
 CONFIG_LITTLE_ENDIAN := y
 
diff --git a/configs/genoa.common b/configs/genoa.common
index b953e18e3410..469e04b99a20 100644
--- a/configs/genoa.common
+++ b/configs/genoa.common
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ else
 CONFIG_WDI_EVENT_ENABLE := y
 endif
 
+#Enable the type_specific_data in the ath_pktlog_arg
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_REMOVE_PKT_LOG), n)
+CONFIG_PKTLOG_HAS_SPECIFIC_DATA := y
+endif
+
 PANIC_ON_BUG := y
 WLAN_WARN_ON_ASSERT := y
 CONFIG_WLAN_LOGGING_SOCK_SVC := y
diff --git a/configs/qca6390_defconfig b/configs/qca6390_defconfig
index dd3784c3d136..59953083672d 100644
--- a/configs/qca6390_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qca6390_defconfig
@@ -457,6 +457,11 @@ else
 CONFIG_WDI_EVENT_ENABLE := y
 endif
 
+#Enable the type_specific_data in the ath_pktlog_arg
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_REMOVE_PKT_LOG), n)
+CONFIG_PKTLOG_HAS_SPECIFIC_DATA := y
+endif
+
 #Endianness selection
 CONFIG_LITTLE_ENDIAN := y
 
diff --git a/uapi/linux/pktlog_ac_fmt.h b/uapi/linux/pktlog_ac_fmt.h
index 2fe1f65be550..47964ec60410 100644
--- a/uapi/linux/pktlog_ac_fmt.h
+++ b/uapi/linux/pktlog_ac_fmt.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2018 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2019 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
  * any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ struct ath_pktlog_hdr {
 #endif
 	uint16_t size;
 	uint32_t timestamp;
+#ifdef PKTLOG_HAS_SPECIFIC_DATA
 	uint32_t type_specific_data;
+#endif
 } __ATTRIB_PACK;
 
 #define ATH_PKTLOG_HDR_FLAGS_MASK 0xffff