diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index 906c3bfbb447..4d12c29c4702 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -2453,7 +2453,7 @@ cppflags-$(CONFIG_LITHIUM) += -DFEATURE_AST
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_LITHIUM) += -DPEER_PROTECTED_ACCESS
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_LITHIUM) += -DSERIALIZE_QUEUE_SETUP
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_VERBOSE_DEBUG) += -DENABLE_VERBOSE_DEBUG
-
+cppflags-$(CONFIG_RX_DESC_DEBUG_CHECK) += -DRX_DESC_DEBUG_CHECK
 #Enable STATE MACHINE HISTORY
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_SM_ENG_HIST) += -DSM_ENG_HIST_ENABLE
 #Enable VDEV STATE MACHINE
diff --git a/configs/default_defconfig b/configs/default_defconfig
index ffdc5f9642c7..74ba76ccc22c 100644
--- a/configs/default_defconfig
+++ b/configs/default_defconfig
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG_ON), y)
 	CONFIG_SCHED_HISTORY_SIZE := 256
 	CONFIG_TALLOC_DEBUG := y
 	CONFIG_UNIT_TEST := y
+	CONFIG_RX_DESC_DEBUG_CHECK:= y
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_UNIT_TEST), y)