diff --git a/configs/default_defconfig b/configs/default_defconfig
index 876af60c1ccc..55b5234ea5f7 100644
--- a/configs/default_defconfig
+++ b/configs/default_defconfig
@@ -331,9 +331,13 @@ CONFIG_ADRASTEA_SHADOW_REGISTERS := y
 endif
 endif
 
+# Enable fw stats version 2
+ifeq (y,$(findstring y,$(CONFIG_HELIUMPLUS) $(CONFIG_LITHIUM)))
+CONFIG_AR900B := y
+endif
+
 # NOTE: CONFIG_64BIT_PADDR requires CONFIG_HELIUMPLUS
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_HELIUMPLUS), y)
-CONFIG_AR900B := y
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_64BIT_PADDR), y)
 CONFIG_HTT_PADDR64 := y
diff --git a/configs/qca6174_defconfig b/configs/qca6174_defconfig
index 10d1ae00d25a..10dee8897840 100644
--- a/configs/qca6174_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qca6174_defconfig
@@ -252,9 +252,13 @@ CONFIG_ADRASTEA_SHADOW_REGISTERS := y
 endif
 endif
 
+# Enable fw stats version 2
+ifeq (y,$(findstring y,$(CONFIG_HELIUMPLUS) $(CONFIG_LITHIUM)))
+CONFIG_AR900B := y
+endif
+
 # NOTE: CONFIG_64BIT_PADDR requires CONFIG_HELIUMPLUS
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_HELIUMPLUS), y)
-CONFIG_AR900B := y
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_64BIT_PADDR), y)
 CONFIG_HTT_PADDR64 := y
diff --git a/configs/qca6390_defconfig b/configs/qca6390_defconfig
index e9b3925a2f45..dede872af360 100644
--- a/configs/qca6390_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qca6390_defconfig
@@ -282,9 +282,13 @@ CONFIG_ADRASTEA_SHADOW_REGISTERS := y
 endif
 endif
 
+# Enable fw stats version 2
+ifeq (y,$(findstring y,$(CONFIG_HELIUMPLUS) $(CONFIG_LITHIUM)))
+CONFIG_AR900B := y
+endif
+
 # NOTE: CONFIG_64BIT_PADDR requires CONFIG_HELIUMPLUS
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_HELIUMPLUS), y)
-CONFIG_AR900B := y
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_64BIT_PADDR), y)
 CONFIG_HTT_PADDR64 := y