diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index 61a9f3d5dd34..81e00f8f027e 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -3450,6 +3450,10 @@ 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
 
+ifdef CONFIG_MAX_CLIENTS_ALLOWED
+ccflags-y += -DWLAN_MAX_CLIENTS_ALLOWED=$(CONFIG_MAX_CLIENTS_ALLOWED)
+endif
+
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += $(cppflags-y)
 
 # Currently, for versions of gcc which support it, the kernel Makefile
diff --git a/configs/default_defconfig b/configs/default_defconfig
index a6a3c05a7e53..07b3beb73515 100644
--- a/configs/default_defconfig
+++ b/configs/default_defconfig
@@ -1026,6 +1026,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_SDXPRAIRIE), y)
 
 	CONFIG_DIRECT_BUF_RX_ENABLE := n
 	CONFIG_WMI_DBR_SUPPORT := n
+	CONFIG_MAX_CLIENTS_ALLOWED := 64
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_HIF_USB), y)