diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_api_general.h b/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_api_general.h
index 275354eb6b6a..1c010f15c6d0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_api_general.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_api_general.h
@@ -223,12 +223,6 @@ struct hif_ind_generic {
 	union hif_indication_data indication_data;
 } __packed;
 
-
-struct hif_ind_exception {
-	u8     data[124];
-} __packed;
-
-
 enum hif_error {
 	HIF_ERROR_FIRMWARE_ROLLBACK       = 0x0,
 	HIF_ERROR_FIRMWARE_DEBUG_ENABLED  = 0x1,
@@ -248,6 +242,11 @@ struct hif_ind_error {
 	u8     data[];
 } __packed;
 
+struct hif_ind_exception {
+	__le32 type;
+	u8     data[];
+} __packed;
+
 enum hif_secure_link_state {
 	SEC_LINK_UNAVAILABLE = 0x0,
 	SEC_LINK_RESERVED    = 0x1,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_rx.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_rx.c
index e6daac36f5c8..783f301d58a8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_rx.c
@@ -331,10 +331,16 @@ static int hif_generic_indication(struct wfx_dev *wdev,
 static int hif_exception_indication(struct wfx_dev *wdev,
 				    const struct hif_msg *hif, const void *buf)
 {
-	size_t len = hif->len - 4; // drop header
+	const struct hif_ind_exception *body = buf;
+	int type = le32_to_cpu(body->type);
 
-	dev_err(wdev->dev, "firmware exception\n");
-	print_hex_dump_bytes("Dump: ", DUMP_PREFIX_NONE, buf, len);
+	if (type == 4)
+		dev_err(wdev->dev, "firmware assert %d\n",
+			le32_to_cpup((__le32 *)body->data));
+	else
+		dev_err(wdev->dev, "firmware exception\n");
+	print_hex_dump(KERN_INFO, "hif: ", DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET,
+		       16, 1, hif, hif->len, false);
 	wdev->chip_frozen = true;
 
 	return -1;