diff --git a/android/hal-ipc-api.txt b/android/hal-ipc-api.txt
index 1484399..ae62c10 100644
--- a/android/hal-ipc-api.txt
+++ b/android/hal-ipc-api.txt
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ Commands and responses:
 
 		Command parameters: Application ID (2 octets)
                                     MDEP Role (1 octet)
-		                    Data type (1 octet)
+		                    Data type (2 octets)
 		                    Channel type (1 octet)
 		                    MDEP description length (2 octets)
 		                    MDEP description (MDEP desciption length)
diff --git a/android/hal-msg.h b/android/hal-msg.h
index 65cf81f..f053173 100644
--- a/android/hal-msg.h
+++ b/android/hal-msg.h
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ struct hal_cmd_health_reg_app {
 struct hal_cmd_health_mdep {
 	uint16_t app_id;
 	uint8_t  role;
-	uint8_t  data_type;
+	uint16_t data_type;
 	uint8_t  channel_type;
 	uint16_t descr_len;
 	uint8_t  descr[0];