diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index d1d01670a66e..fd8d5a18e171 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -3299,6 +3299,7 @@ cppflags-$(CONFIG_WLAN_CUSTOM_DSCP_UP_MAP) += -DWLAN_CUSTOM_DSCP_UP_MAP
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_WLAN_SEND_DSCP_UP_MAP_TO_FW) += -DWLAN_SEND_DSCP_UP_MAP_TO_FW
 
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_SMMU_S1_UNMAP) += -DCONFIG_SMMU_S1_UNMAP
+cppflags-$(CONFIG_HIF_CPU_PERF_AFFINE_MASK) += -DHIF_CPU_PERF_AFFINE_MASK
 
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += $(cppflags-y)
 
diff --git a/configs/default_defconfig b/configs/default_defconfig
index 653ae029f09e..7750223e357b 100644
--- a/configs/default_defconfig
+++ b/configs/default_defconfig
@@ -945,6 +945,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_LITHIUM), y)
 		CONFIG_WLAN_FEATURE_DP_EVENT_HISTORY := y
 		CONFIG_HIF_CE_DEBUG_DATA_BUF := y
 		CONFIG_WLAN_RECORD_RX_PADDR := y
+		CONFIG_HIF_CPU_PERF_AFFINE_MASK := y
 	endif
 	CONFIG_WLAN_SUPPORT_DATA_STALL := y
 	CONFIG_WLAN_DP_PER_RING_TYPE_CONFIG := y