diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index 9c876a75a99b..7f2cbc7df4e4 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -3192,6 +3192,7 @@ cppflags-$(CONFIG_FEATURE_TSO) += -DFEATURE_TSO
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_TSO_DEBUG_LOG_ENABLE) += -DTSO_DEBUG_LOG_ENABLE
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_DP_LFR) += -DDP_LFR
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_DUP_RX_DESC_WAR) += -DDUP_RX_DESC_WAR
+cppflags-$(CONFIG_DP_MEM_PRE_ALLOC) += -DDP_MEM_PRE_ALLOC
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_DP_TXRX_SOC_ATTACH) += -DDP_TXRX_SOC_ATTACH
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_HTT_PADDR64) += -DHTT_PADDR64
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_WLAN_FEATURE_BMI) += -DWLAN_FEATURE_BMI
diff --git a/configs/default_defconfig b/configs/default_defconfig
index 3004069aa290..de38f6a5b730 100644
--- a/configs/default_defconfig
+++ b/configs/default_defconfig
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ CONFIG_REO_DESC_DEFER_FREE := y
 CONFIG_RXDMA_ERR_PKT_DROP := y
 CONFIG_DELIVERY_TO_STACK_STATUS_CHECK := y
 CONFIG_WLAN_TRACE_HIDE_MAC_ADDRESS := n
+CONFIG_DP_MEM_PRE_ALLOC := y
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_FEATURE_TSO), y)
 	CONFIG_FEATURE_TSO_STATS := y