diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
index 9841533..9fd07c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 static unsigned int ath10k_cryptmode_param;
 static bool uart_print;
 static bool disable_tx_comp = true;
+static bool alt_data = true;
 static bool skip_otp;
 static bool rawmode;
 static bool fw_diag_log;
@@ -45,6 +46,15 @@
 
 /* If upper layer need the TX complete status, it can enable tx complete */
 module_param(disable_tx_comp, bool, 0644);
+
+/* alt_data is only used for sdio chip, for previous version of firmware, its
+ * alt data size is 1544 which is not enough for native wifi, so it need to
+ * alt_data for the firmware.
+ * If the firmware has changed alt data size to 1556, then it can enable
+ * alt_data for the firmware.
+ * alt_data will not effect PCI, SNOC etc.
+ */
+module_param(alt_data, bool, 0644);
 module_param(skip_otp, bool, 0644);
 module_param(rawmode, bool, 0644);
 module_param(fw_diag_log, bool, 0644);
@@ -698,9 +708,14 @@ static void ath10k_init_sdio(struct ath10k *ar, enum ath10k_firmware_mode mode)
 		param &= ~HI_ACS_FLAGS_SDIO_REDUCE_TX_COMPL_SET;
 
 	/* Alternate credit size of 1544 as used by SDIO firmware is
-	 * not big enough for mac80211 / native wifi frames. disable it
+	 * not big enough for mac80211 / native wifi frames. disable it.
+	 * If alternate credit size of 1556 as used by SDIO firmware is
+	 * big enough for mac80211 / native wifi frames. enable it
 	 */
-	param &= ~HI_ACS_FLAGS_ALT_DATA_CREDIT_SIZE;
+	if (alt_data && mode == ATH10K_FIRMWARE_MODE_NORMAL)
+		param |= HI_ACS_FLAGS_ALT_DATA_CREDIT_SIZE;
+	else
+		param &= ~HI_ACS_FLAGS_ALT_DATA_CREDIT_SIZE;
 
 	if (mode == ATH10K_FIRMWARE_MODE_UTF)
 		param &= ~HI_ACS_FLAGS_SDIO_SWAP_MAILBOX_SET;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c
index 5269168..ace0fec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c
@@ -940,12 +940,16 @@ int ath10k_htc_wait_target(struct ath10k_htc *htc)
 	 */
 	if (htc->control_resp_len >=
 	    sizeof(msg->hdr) + sizeof(msg->ready_ext)) {
+		htc->alt_data_credit_size =
+			__le16_to_cpu(msg->ready_ext.reserved) &
+			ATH10K_HTC_MSG_READY_EXT_ALT_DATA_MASK;
 		htc->max_msgs_per_htc_bundle =
 			min_t(u8, msg->ready_ext.max_msgs_per_htc_bundle,
 			      HTC_HOST_MAX_MSG_PER_RX_BUNDLE);
 		ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_HTC,
-			   "Extended ready message. RX bundle size: %d\n",
-			   htc->max_msgs_per_htc_bundle);
+			   "Extended ready message. RX bundle size: %d, alt size:%d\n",
+			   htc->max_msgs_per_htc_bundle,
+			   htc->alt_data_credit_size);
 	}
 
 	INIT_WORK(&ar->bundle_tx_work, ath10k_htc_bundle_tx_work);
@@ -1097,6 +1101,10 @@ int ath10k_htc_connect_service(struct ath10k_htc *htc,
 	ep->tx_credits = tx_alloc;
 	ep->tx_credit_size = htc->target_credit_size;
 
+	if (conn_req->service_id == ATH10K_HTC_SVC_ID_HTT_DATA_MSG &&
+	    htc->alt_data_credit_size != 0)
+		ep->tx_credit_size = htc->alt_data_credit_size;
+
 	/* copy all the callbacks */
 	ep->ep_ops = conn_req->ep_ops;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.h
index ec4957a..5c21ec7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.h
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ enum ath10k_htc_conn_flags {
 #define ATH10K_HTC_CONN_FLAGS_RECV_ALLOC_LSB  8
 };
 
+#define ATH10K_HTC_MSG_READY_EXT_ALT_DATA_MASK 0xFFF
+
 enum ath10k_htc_conn_svc_status {
 	ATH10K_HTC_CONN_SVC_STATUS_SUCCESS      = 0,
 	ATH10K_HTC_CONN_SVC_STATUS_NOT_FOUND    = 1,
@@ -141,8 +143,14 @@ struct ath10k_htc_ready_extended {
 	struct ath10k_htc_ready base;
 	u8 htc_version; /* @enum ath10k_htc_version */
 	u8 max_msgs_per_htc_bundle;
-	u8 pad0;
-	u8 pad1;
+	union {
+		__le16 reserved;
+		struct {
+			u8 pad0;
+			u8 pad1;
+		} __packed;
+	} __packed;
+
 } __packed;
 
 struct ath10k_htc_conn_svc {
@@ -379,6 +387,7 @@ struct ath10k_htc {
 	int total_transmit_credits;
 	int target_credit_size;
 	u8 max_msgs_per_htc_bundle;
+	int alt_data_credit_size;
 };
 
 int ath10k_htc_init(struct ath10k *ar);
