diff --git a/src/jtag/hla/hla_interface.c b/src/jtag/hla/hla_interface.c
index 6d5cdc5e7..064c268e4 100644
--- a/src/jtag/hla/hla_interface.c
+++ b/src/jtag/hla/hla_interface.c
@@ -361,4 +361,7 @@ struct adapter_driver hl_adapter_driver = {
 	.poll_trace = &hl_interface_poll_trace,
 
 	/* no ops for HLA, targets hla_target and stm8 intercept them all */
+
+	/* FIXME: helper to simplify transition of HLA drivers. To be removed */
+	.hla_if = &hl_if,
 };
diff --git a/src/jtag/interface.h b/src/jtag/interface.h
index 39d2d9d88..91291dbd1 100644
--- a/src/jtag/interface.h
+++ b/src/jtag/interface.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
  */
 
 
+/* FIXME: prototype to simplify transition of HLA drivers. To be removed */
+struct hl_interface_s;
+
 /** implementation of wrapper function tap_set_state() */
 void tap_set_state_impl(tap_state_t new_state);
 
@@ -359,6 +362,9 @@ struct adapter_driver {
 
 	/* DAP APIs over SWD transport */
 	const struct dap_ops *dap_swd_ops;
+
+	/* FIXME: helper to simplify transition of HLA drivers. To be removed */
+	struct hl_interface_s *hla_if;
 };
 
 extern const char * const jtag_only[];