diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index 846189051fa6..e2c46f7dbd57 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -3507,6 +3507,7 @@ cppflags-$(CONFIG_WLAN_SUPPORT_DATA_STALL) += -DWLAN_SUPPORT_DATA_STALL
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_WLAN_SUPPORT_TXRX_HL_BUNDLE) += -DWLAN_SUPPORT_TXRX_HL_BUNDLE
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_QCN7605_PCIE_SHADOW_REG_SUPPORT) += -DQCN7605_PCIE_SHADOW_REG_SUPPORT
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_MARK_ICMP_REQ_TO_FW) += -DWLAN_DP_FEATURE_MARK_ICMP_REQ_TO_FW
+cppflags-$(CONFIG_WLAN_SKIP_BAR_UPDATE) += -DWLAN_SKIP_BAR_UPDATE
 
 ifdef CONFIG_MAX_LOGS_PER_SEC
 ccflags-y += -DWLAN_MAX_LOGS_PER_SEC=$(CONFIG_MAX_LOGS_PER_SEC)
diff --git a/configs/default_defconfig b/configs/default_defconfig
index 185e3b5c61e0..b5ff35d4aab8 100644
--- a/configs/default_defconfig
+++ b/configs/default_defconfig
@@ -1082,6 +1082,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_LITHIUM), y)
 	#Enable WMI TX/RX over QMI
 	CONFIG_WMI_SEND_RECV_QMI := y
 	CONFIG_WLAN_DP_PENDING_MEM_FLUSH := y
+	CONFIG_WLAN_SKIP_BAR_UPDATE := y
 endif
 
 #Flag to enable hdd memory dump feature