diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_type.h b/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_type.h
index 2d5afb99dd5..5d59446d96f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/base/i40e_type.h
@@ -1910,6 +1910,10 @@ struct i40e_lldp_variables {
 #define I40E_ALT_BW_RELATIVE_MASK	0x40000000
 #define I40E_ALT_BW_VALID_MASK		0x80000000
 
+/* Alternate Ram Trace Buffer*/
+#define I40E_ALT_CANARY			0xABCDEFAB
+#define I40E_ALT_BUFF_DWORD_SIZE	0x14 /* in dwords */
+
 /* RSS Hash Table Size */
 #define I40E_PFQF_CTL_0_HASHLUTSIZE_512	0x00010000