diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
index 3471f8a0c6..7036376c11 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
@@ -3453,7 +3453,7 @@ qdf_export_symbol(QDF_PRINT_INFO);
 void qdf_logging_init(void)
 {
 	wlan_logging_sock_init_svc();
-	nl_srv_init(NULL);
+	nl_srv_init(NULL, WLAN_NLINK_PROTO_FAMILY);
 	wlan_logging_set_flush_timer(qdf_log_flush_timer_period);
 }
 
@@ -3479,7 +3479,7 @@ void qdf_logging_flush_logs(void)
 #else
 void qdf_logging_init(void)
 {
-	nl_srv_init(NULL);
+	nl_srv_init(NULL, WLAN_NLINK_PROTO_FAMILY);
 }
 
 void qdf_logging_exit(void)
diff --git a/utils/nlink/inc/wlan_nlink_srv.h b/utils/nlink/inc/wlan_nlink_srv.h
index 53c2d6e283..627c2471b6 100644
--- a/utils/nlink/inc/wlan_nlink_srv.h
+++ b/utils/nlink/inc/wlan_nlink_srv.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2017 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2017, 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
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 typedef int (*nl_srv_msg_callback)(struct sk_buff *skb);
 
-int nl_srv_init(void *wiphy);
+int nl_srv_init(void *wiphy, int proto);
 void nl_srv_exit(void);
 int nl_srv_register(tWlanNlModTypes msg_type, nl_srv_msg_callback msg_handler);
 int nl_srv_unregister(tWlanNlModTypes msg_type,
diff --git a/utils/nlink/src/wlan_nlink_srv.c b/utils/nlink/src/wlan_nlink_srv.c
index 95370a9964..6c5b9d5d0e 100644
--- a/utils/nlink/src/wlan_nlink_srv.c
+++ b/utils/nlink/src/wlan_nlink_srv.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ static bool logger_initialized;
 /**
  * nl_srv_init() - wrapper function to register to cnss_logger
  * @wiphy:	the pointer to the wiphy structure
+ * @proto:	the host log netlink protocol
  *
  * The netlink socket is no longer initialized in the driver itself, instead
  * will be initialized in the cnss_logger module, the driver should register
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ static bool logger_initialized;
  *
  * Return: radio index for success and -EINVAL for failure
  */
-int nl_srv_init(void *wiphy)
+int nl_srv_init(void *wiphy, int proto)
 {
 	if (logger_initialized)
 		goto initialized;
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ qdf_export_symbol(nl_srv_is_initialized);
 #include <net/cnss_nl.h>
 
 /* For CNSS_GENL netlink sockets will be initialized by CNSS Kernel Module */
-int nl_srv_init(void *wiphy)
+int nl_srv_init(void *wiphy, int proto)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -481,7 +482,7 @@ int nl_srv_ucast(struct sk_buff *skb, int dst_pid, int flag,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#elif !defined(MULTI_IF_NAME)
+#elif !defined(MULTI_IF_NAME) || defined(MULTI_IF_LOG)
 
 /* Global variables */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(nl_srv_sem);
@@ -497,7 +498,7 @@ static void nl_srv_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh);
  * Initialize the netlink service.
  * Netlink service is usable after this.
  */
-int nl_srv_init(void *wiphy)
+int nl_srv_init(void *wiphy, int proto)
 {
 	int retcode = 0;
 	struct netlink_kernel_cfg cfg = {
@@ -505,7 +506,7 @@ int nl_srv_init(void *wiphy)
 		.input = nl_srv_rcv
 	};
 
-	nl_srv_sock = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, WLAN_NLINK_PROTO_FAMILY,
+	nl_srv_sock = netlink_kernel_create(&init_net, proto,
 					    &cfg);
 
 	if (nl_srv_sock) {
@@ -738,7 +739,7 @@ qdf_export_symbol(nl_srv_is_initialized);
 
 #else
 
-int nl_srv_init(void *wiphy)
+int nl_srv_init(void *wiphy, int proto)
 {
 	return 0;
 }