diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index 400eb1d87085..23951dd5edd1 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -1616,6 +1616,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG_ON),y)
 CDEFINES += -DTIMER_MANAGER
 CDEFINES += -DMEMORY_DEBUG
+CDEFINES += -DCONFIG_HALT_KMEMLEAK
 CDEFINES += -DWLAN_SUSPEND_RESUME_TEST
 endif