diff --git a/globals.cpp b/globals.cpp
index f7ac58e59c..6643407ad4 100644
--- a/globals.cpp
+++ b/globals.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ int PAGE_SHIFT;
 bool is_svm_api_supported;
 /* zfb is mainly used during emulation */
 int zfb_support;
-/* handle vendor specific packet */
-int vendor_packet_support;
+/* handle vendor specific packet. :1 process 0:skip */
+int vendor_packet_process;
 /* enable vendor packet in hsa-runtime*/
 int enable_vendor_packet;
 /* check available system memory before allocation */
diff --git a/libhsakmt.h b/libhsakmt.h
index 61e49d0105..dcece185f5 100644
--- a/libhsakmt.h
+++ b/libhsakmt.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ extern pthread_mutex_t hsakmt_mutex;
 extern bool is_dgpu;
 extern bool is_svm_api_supported;
 extern int zfb_support;
-extern int vendor_packet_support;
+extern int vendor_packet_process;
 extern int enable_vendor_packet;
 extern bool check_avail_sysram;
 extern size_t max_single_alloc_size;
diff --git a/openclose.cpp b/openclose.cpp
index 11181e10ac..22387e4eb9 100644
--- a/openclose.cpp
+++ b/openclose.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static HSAKMT_STATUS init_vars_from_env(void) {
   /* Check whether to handle vendor specific aql packet */
   envvar = getenv("WSLKMT_VENDOR_PACKET");
   if (envvar)
-    vendor_packet_support = atoi(envvar);
+    vendor_packet_process = atoi(envvar);
 
   /* Decide whether hsa-runtime dispatch vendor packet */
   envvar = getenv("WSL_ENABLE_VENDOR_PACKET");
diff --git a/wddm/queue.cpp b/wddm/queue.cpp
index 4e3f02c805..31fdc521cf 100644
--- a/wddm/queue.cpp
+++ b/wddm/queue.cpp
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ hsa_status_t ComputeQueue::VendorSpecificAqlToPm4(char *cpu, amd_aql_pm4_ib *pac
   uint32_t* pm4_addr = reinterpret_cast<uint32_t*>((static_cast<uint64_t>(packet->ib_jump_cmd[2]) << 32) | (static_cast<uint64_t>(packet->ib_jump_cmd[1]) & ~3ull));
   uint32_t pm4_size = packet->ib_jump_cmd[3]&0xfffff;
   debug_print("queue %p %s VENDOR_SPECIFIC pkt pm4_addr %p pm4_size %" PRIx64 " cs=%" PRIx64"\n",
-           ring, vendor_packet_support ? "process" : "skip", pm4_addr, pm4_size,
+           ring, vendor_packet_process ? "process" : "skip", pm4_addr, pm4_size,
            packet->completion_signal.handle);
   for (int i = 0; i < pm4_size; i++) {
     debug_print("pm4_addr[%d]=%#x\n", i, pm4_addr[i]);
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ hsa_status_t ComputeQueue::VendorSpecificAqlToPm4(char *cpu, amd_aql_pm4_ib *pac
 
   int i = ib_size;
 
-  if (vendor_packet_support) {
+  if (vendor_packet_process) {
     int major = device->Major();
     memcpy(cpu+i, pm4_addr, pm4_size * sizeof(uint32_t));
     i += pm4_size * sizeof(uint32_t);