diff --git a/CORE/DXE/src/wlan_qct_dxe.c b/CORE/DXE/src/wlan_qct_dxe.c
index 772dd47..b2f7141 100644
--- a/CORE/DXE/src/wlan_qct_dxe.c
+++ b/CORE/DXE/src/wlan_qct_dxe.c
@@ -1887,6 +1887,7 @@
    return status;
 }
 
+#ifdef WLAN_DXE_LOW_RESOURCE_TIMER
 /*==========================================================================
   @  Function Name
 			      dxeRXResourceAvailableTimerExpHandler
@@ -1926,6 +1927,7 @@
 
    return;
 }
+#endif
 
 /*==========================================================================
   @  Function Name
@@ -2132,6 +2134,7 @@
       if(NULL == currentPalPacketBuffer)
       {
          dxeCtxt->rxPalPacketUnavailable = eWLAN_PAL_TRUE;
+#ifdef WLAN_DXE_LOW_RESOURCE_TIMER
          /* Out of RX free buffer,
           * Start timer to recover from RX dead end */
          if(VOS_TIMER_STATE_RUNNING !=
@@ -2142,6 +2145,7 @@
             wpalTimerStart(&dxeCtxt->rxResourceAvailableTimer,
                            T_WLANDXE_MAX_RX_PACKET_WAIT);
          }
+#endif
       }
    }
    
@@ -3033,6 +3037,8 @@
    }
 
    dxeCtxt    = (WLANDXE_CtrlBlkType *)(rxPktAvailMsg->pContext);
+
+#ifdef WLAN_DXE_LOW_RESOURCE_TIMER
    /* Available resource allocated
     * Stop timer not needed */
    if(VOS_TIMER_STATE_RUNNING ==
@@ -3040,6 +3046,7 @@
    {
       wpalTimerStop(&dxeCtxt->rxResourceAvailableTimer);
    }
+#endif
 
    do
    {
@@ -4595,9 +4602,11 @@
       return NULL;
    }
 
+#ifdef WLAN_DXE_LOW_RESOURCE_TIMER
    wpalTimerInit(&tempDxeCtrlBlk->rxResourceAvailableTimer,
                  dxeRXResourceAvailableTimerExpHandler,
                  tempDxeCtrlBlk);
+#endif
 
    wpalTimerInit(&tempDxeCtrlBlk->dxeSSRTimer,
                  dxeSSRTimerExpHandler, tempDxeCtrlBlk);
@@ -5111,11 +5120,13 @@
    wpalUnRegisterInterrupt(DXE_INTERRUPT_TX_COMPLE);
    wpalUnRegisterInterrupt(DXE_INTERRUPT_RX_READY);
 
+#ifdef WLAN_DXE_LOW_RESOURCE_TIMER
    if(VOS_TIMER_STATE_STOPPED !=
       wpalTimerGetCurStatus(&dxeCtxt->rxResourceAvailableTimer))
    {
       wpalTimerStop(&dxeCtxt->rxResourceAvailableTimer);
    }
+#endif
 
    HDXE_MSG(eWLAN_MODULE_DAL_DATA, eWLAN_PAL_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO_LOW,
             "%s Exit", __func__);
@@ -5166,7 +5177,9 @@
    }
 
    dxeCtxt = (WLANDXE_CtrlBlkType *)pDXEContext;
+#ifdef WLAN_DXE_LOW_RESOURCE_TIMER
    wpalTimerDelete(&dxeCtxt->rxResourceAvailableTimer);
+#endif
    wpalTimerDelete(&dxeCtxt->dxeSSRTimer);
    for(idx = 0; idx < WDTS_CHANNEL_MAX; idx++)
    {
diff --git a/CORE/DXE/src/wlan_qct_dxe_i.h b/CORE/DXE/src/wlan_qct_dxe_i.h
index cbd9440..4656b4b 100644
--- a/CORE/DXE/src/wlan_qct_dxe_i.h
+++ b/CORE/DXE/src/wlan_qct_dxe_i.h
@@ -663,7 +663,9 @@
    wpt_boolean                     rxPalPacketUnavailable;
    wpt_boolean                     driverReloadInProcessing;
    wpt_boolean                     smsmToggled;
+#ifdef WLAN_DXE_LOW_RESOURCE_TIMER
    wpt_timer                       rxResourceAvailableTimer;
+#endif
    wpt_timer                       dxeSSRTimer;
 } WLANDXE_CtrlBlkType;
 
diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index c0bb1ab..72129ce 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -546,7 +546,8 @@
                 -DFEATURE_WLAN_PAL_TIMER_DISABLE \
                 -DFEATURE_WLAN_PAL_MEM_DISABLE \
                 -DFEATURE_WLAN_CH144 \
-                -DWLAN_BUG_ON_SKB_ERROR
+                -DWLAN_BUG_ON_SKB_ERROR \
+                -DWLAN_DXE_LOW_RESOURCE_TIMER
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_PRONTO_WLAN),)
 CDEFINES += -DWCN_PRONTO