diff --git a/asoc/msm-compress-q6-v2.c b/asoc/msm-compress-q6-v2.c
index a7b9ff24ca8d..0531b6da900d 100644
--- a/asoc/msm-compress-q6-v2.c
+++ b/asoc/msm-compress-q6-v2.c
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ const DECLARE_TLV_DB_LINEAR(msm_compr_vol_gain, 0,
 
 #define SND_DEC_DDP_MAX_PARAMS 18
 
+#ifndef COMPRESSED_PERF_MODE_FLAG
+#define COMPRESSED_PERF_MODE_FLAG 0
+#endif
+
 struct msm_compr_gapless_state {
 	bool set_next_stream_id;
 	int32_t stream_opened[MAX_NUMBER_OF_STREAMS];
@@ -2042,6 +2046,11 @@ static int msm_compr_set_params(struct snd_compr_stream *cstream,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (params->codec.flags & COMPRESSED_PERF_MODE_FLAG) {
+		pr_debug("%s: setting perf mode = %d", __func__, LOW_LATENCY_PCM_MODE);
+		prtd->audio_client->perf_mode = LOW_LATENCY_PCM_MODE;
+	}
+
 	switch (params->codec.id) {
 	case SND_AUDIOCODEC_PCM: {
 		pr_debug("SND_AUDIOCODEC_PCM\n");