diff --git a/hal/hal/emac_api.h b/hal/hal/emac_api.h
index 9f1db4a1ec..bebd56f707 100644
--- a/hal/hal/emac_api.h
+++ b/hal/hal/emac_api.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "platform.h"
 
+
 #if DEVICE_EMAC
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
@@ -154,5 +155,9 @@ typedef struct emac_interface {
     void *hw;
 } emac_interface_t;
 
+#else
+
+typedef void *emac_interface_t;
+
 #endif /* DEVICE_EMAC */
 #endif  /* MBED_EMAC_API_H */