diff --git a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
index ebd194b80e..45f369365b 100644
--- a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
+++ b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 #include "RRC_config_tools.h"
 #include "enb_paramdef.h"
 
+#define RRC_INACTIVITY_THRESH 0
+
 extern uint16_t sf_ahead;
 extern void set_parallel_conf(char *parallel_conf);
 extern void set_worker_conf(char *worker_conf);
@@ -579,7 +581,7 @@ int RCconfig_RRC(MessageDef *msg_p, uint32_t i, eNB_RRC_INST *rrc) {
         for (int I = 0; I < sizeof(PLMNParams) / sizeof(paramdef_t); ++I)
           PLMNParams[I].chkPptr = &(config_check_PLMNParams[I]);
 
-        RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ (msg_p).rrc_inactivity_timer_thres = 0; // set to 0 to deactivate
+        RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ (msg_p).rrc_inactivity_timer_thres = RRC_INACTIVITY_THRESH; // set to 0 to deactivate
 
         RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ (msg_p).cell_identity = enb_id;
         RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ (msg_p).tac = *ENBParamList.paramarray[i][ENB_TRACKING_AREA_CODE_IDX].uptr;