diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index 82409c387473..d529f70593d2 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -2425,6 +2425,7 @@ cppflags-$(CONFIG_WLAN_FEATURE_11AX) += -DSUPPORT_11AX_D3
 
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_LITHIUM) += -DFEATURE_AST
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_LITHIUM) += -DPEER_PROTECTED_ACCESS
+cppflags-$(CONFIG_VERBOSE_DEBUG) += -DENABLE_VERBOSE_DEBUG
 
 #Enable STATE MACHINE HISTORY
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_SM_ENG_HIST) += -DSM_ENG_HIST_ENABLE
diff --git a/configs/default_defconfig b/configs/default_defconfig
index e2a7c2822e4f..a9061eb8c927 100644
--- a/configs/default_defconfig
+++ b/configs/default_defconfig
@@ -312,6 +312,13 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_CNSS_QCA6390), y)
 	CONFIG_QCA_WIFI_QCA6390 := y
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_LITHIUM), y)
+#
+# Enable VERBOSE debug INI mechanism
+#
+CONFIG_VERBOSE_DEBUG := y
+endif
+
 CONFIG_QCA_WIFI_QCA8074 := y
 CONFIG_QCA_WIFI_QCA8074_VP := y
 CONFIG_DP_INTR_POLL_BASED := y