diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index 44264c04bf..92df1223d1 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -2883,6 +2883,7 @@ ccflags-$(CONFIG_QCA_LL_TX_FLOW_CONTROL_RESIZE) += -DQCA_LL_TX_FLOW_CONTROL_RESI
 ccflags-$(CONFIG_HIF_PCI) += -DCE_SVC_CMN_INIT
 ccflags-$(CONFIG_HIF_IPCI) += -DCE_SVC_CMN_INIT
 ccflags-$(CONFIG_HIF_SNOC) += -DCE_SVC_CMN_INIT
+cppflags-$(CONFIG_RX_DESC_SANITY_WAR) += -DRX_DESC_SANITY_WAR
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_QCA6290_11AX), y)
 cppflags-y += -DQCA_WIFI_QCA6290_11AX -DQCA_WIFI_QCA6290_11AX_MU_UL
diff --git a/configs/default_defconfig b/configs/default_defconfig
index 0250fcd60c..329600c27b 100644
--- a/configs/default_defconfig
+++ b/configs/default_defconfig
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_LITHIUM), y)
 # Enable VERBOSE debug INI mechanism
 #
 CONFIG_VERBOSE_DEBUG := y
+CONFIG_RX_DESC_SANITY_WAR := y
 endif
 
 CONFIG_QCA_WIFI_QCA8074 := y