diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index 1b6d54efc063..79afe8bd8e8b 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -3013,6 +3013,7 @@ cppflags-y += -DCONFIG_CHAN_NUM_API
 cppflags-y += -DCONFIG_CHAN_FREQ_API
 
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_BAND_6GHZ) += -DCONFIG_BAND_6GHZ
+cppflags-$(CONFIG_6G_SCAN_CHAN_SORT_ALGO) += -DFEATURE_6G_SCAN_CHAN_SORT_ALGO
 
 ccflags-$(CONFIG_HASTINGS_BT_WAR) += -DHASTINGS_BT_WAR
 
diff --git a/configs/default_defconfig b/configs/default_defconfig
index a3bfd3a5ff63..4c939e3ad37e 100644
--- a/configs/default_defconfig
+++ b/configs/default_defconfig
@@ -983,4 +983,10 @@ CONFIG_BAND_6GHZ := y
 
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_BAND_6GHZ), y)
+
+CONFIG_6G_SCAN_CHAN_SORT_ALGO := y
+
+endif
+
 CONFIG_SAP_DHCP_FW_IND := y