diff --git a/tools/tools/ath/athstats/Makefile b/tools/tools/ath/athstats/Makefile
index 4eb1e519eae2..1a963e62e19a 100644
--- a/tools/tools/ath/athstats/Makefile
+++ b/tools/tools/ath/athstats/Makefile
@@ -23,4 +23,6 @@ athstats.o: opt_ah.h ah_osdep.h
 opt_ah.h:
 	touch opt_ah.h
 ah_osdep.h:
-	touch ah_osdep.h
+	echo 'typedef void *HAL_SOFTC;' >ah_osdep.h
+	echo 'typedef int HAL_BUS_TAG;' >>ah_osdep.h
+	echo 'typedef void *HAL_BUS_HANDLE;' >>ah_osdep.h