diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ahb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ahb.c
index cfe45529d508..4cd69aca75e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ahb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ahb.c
@@ -806,6 +806,7 @@ static int ath10k_ahb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ath10k_pci_ce_deinit(ar);
 
+	bus_params.dev_type = ATH10K_DEV_TYPE_LL;
 	bus_params.chip_id = ath10k_ahb_soc_read32(ar, SOC_CHIP_ID_ADDRESS);
 	if (bus_params.chip_id == 0xffffffff) {
 		ath10k_err(ar, "failed to get chip id\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
index df8e7f7a8d2b..93f5a21de9c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -2928,6 +2928,7 @@ int ath10k_core_register(struct ath10k *ar,
 			 const struct ath10k_bus_params *bus_params)
 {
 	ar->chip_id = bus_params->chip_id;
+	ar->dev_type = bus_params->dev_type;
 	queue_work(ar->workqueue, &ar->register_work);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
index 5505ead32206..61631ab30f65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
@@ -915,8 +915,14 @@ struct ath10k_per_peer_tx_stats {
 	u32	reserved2;
 };
 
+enum ath10k_dev_type {
+	ATH10K_DEV_TYPE_LL,
+	ATH10K_DEV_TYPE_HL,
+};
+
 struct ath10k_bus_params {
 	u32 chip_id;
+	enum ath10k_dev_type dev_type;
 };
 
 struct ath10k {
@@ -929,6 +935,7 @@ struct ath10k {
 	enum ath10k_hw_rev hw_rev;
 	u16 dev_id;
 	u32 chip_id;
+	enum ath10k_dev_type dev_type;
 	u32 target_version;
 	u8 fw_version_major;
 	u32 fw_version_minor;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
index c337a8b6d166..873dbb65439f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
@@ -3637,6 +3637,7 @@ static int ath10k_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		goto err_free_irq;
 	}
 
+	bus_params.dev_type = ATH10K_DEV_TYPE_LL;
 	bus_params.chip_id = ath10k_pci_soc_read32(ar, SOC_CHIP_ID_ADDRESS);
 	if (bus_params.chip_id == 0xffffffff) {
 		ath10k_err(ar, "failed to get chip id\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c
index 1d4fd23f0134..983ecfef1d28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/sdio.c
@@ -2036,6 +2036,7 @@ static int ath10k_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
 		goto err_free_wq;
 	}
 
+	bus_params.dev_type = ATH10K_DEV_TYPE_HL;
 	/* TODO: don't know yet how to get chip_id with SDIO */
 	bus_params.chip_id = 0;
 	ret = ath10k_core_register(ar, &bus_params);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c
index 21b525a8ace3..b83edb9144c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c
@@ -1351,6 +1351,7 @@ static int ath10k_snoc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_free_irq;
 	}
 
+	bus_params.dev_type = ATH10K_DEV_TYPE_LL;
 	bus_params.chip_id = drv_data->hw_rev;
 	ret = ath10k_core_register(ar, &bus_params);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c
index 275e00bafcb1..f731d35ee76d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c
@@ -1016,6 +1016,7 @@ static int ath10k_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	ar->id.vendor = vendor_id;
 	ar->id.device = product_id;
 
+	bus_params.dev_type = ATH10K_DEV_TYPE_HL;
 	/* TODO: don't know yet how to get chip_id with USB */
 	bus_params.chip_id = 0;
 	ret = ath10k_core_register(ar, &bus_params);