diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 35f36ab0fd7b..b4813bcf3e61 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -5921,4 +5921,11 @@ void cfg80211_update_owe_info_event(struct net_device *netdev,
 				    struct cfg80211_update_owe_info *owe_info,
 				    gfp_t gfp);
 
+/* Due to our tree having a backport of
+ * 57fbcce37be7c1d2622b56587c10ade00e96afa3, this allows QC to support 4.7+
+ * kernels that use the newer NL80211_BAND_* and older kernels that use the
+ * older IEEE80211_BAND_* enums.
+ */
+#define CFG80211_REMOVE_IEEE80211_BACKPORT 1
+
 #endif /* __NET_CFG80211_H */