diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index 851468f3d278..9e577602a493 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -2636,7 +2636,7 @@ cppflags-$(CONFIG_QCA_TX_PADDING_CREDIT_SUPPORT) += -DQCA_TX_PADDING_CREDIT_SUPP
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_QCN7605_SUPPORT) += -DQCN7605_SUPPORT -DPLATFORM_GENOA
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_HIF_REG_WINDOW_SUPPORT) += -DHIF_REG_WINDOW_SUPPORT
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_WLAN_ALLOCATE_GLOBAL_BUFFERS_DYNAMICALLY) += -DWLAN_ALLOCATE_GLOBAL_BUFFERS_DYNAMICALLY
-
+cppflags-$(CONFIG_HIF_CE_DEBUG_DATA_BUF) += -DHIF_CE_DEBUG_DATA_BUF
 ccflags-$(CONFIG_QCA_LL_TX_FLOW_CONTROL_RESIZE) += -DQCA_LL_TX_FLOW_CONTROL_RESIZE
 ccflags-$(CONFIG_HIF_PCI) += -DCE_SVC_CMN_INIT
 ccflags-$(CONFIG_HIF_SNOC) += -DCE_SVC_CMN_INIT
diff --git a/configs/default_defconfig b/configs/default_defconfig
index 2da17d1239ef..784edaab3fd1 100644
--- a/configs/default_defconfig
+++ b/configs/default_defconfig
@@ -849,6 +849,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_LITHIUM), y)
 	ifeq ($(CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG_ON), y)
 		CONFIG_WLAN_FEATURE_DP_EVENT_HISTORY := y
+		CONFIG_HIF_CE_DEBUG_DATA_BUF := y
 	endif
 	CONFIG_WLAN_DP_PER_RING_TYPE_CONFIG := y
 	#Enable WMI TX/RX over QMI