diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index 98c226e2dcb8..29ba6a65716e 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -1406,6 +1406,9 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_WLAN_POWER_DEBUGFS), y)
 CDEFINES += -DWLAN_POWER_DEBUGFS
 endif
 
+# Enable object manager reference count debug infrastructure
+CDEFINES += -DWLAN_OBJMGR_DEBUG
+
 ifeq ($(BUILD_DIAG_VERSION),1)
 CDEFINES += -DFEATURE_WLAN_DIAG_SUPPORT
 CDEFINES += -DFEATURE_WLAN_DIAG_SUPPORT_CSR