diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
index c3d327f755..c17461656c 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
  * WLAN Host Device Driver implementation
  */
 
+/* denote that this file does not allow legacy hddLog */
+#define HDD_DISALLOW_LEGACY_HDDLOG 1
+
 /* Include Files */
 
 #include <linux/version.h>