diff --git a/src/cntlr.c b/src/cntlr.c
index a2272b7181fa97aa98b591511a72c6adcf7581c5..7a008e7a4c3ae5f29daf6c01a93def0fef854930 100644
--- a/src/cntlr.c
+++ b/src/cntlr.c
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ static void cntlr_configure_steer(struct controller *c, struct sta *s,
 	if (e->diffsnr > 0)
 		scfg.rcpi_diffsnr = e->diffsnr;
 	else
-		scfg.rcpi_diffsnr = 8; /* default diffsnr */
+		scfg.rcpi_diffsnr = CONFIG_DEFAULT_DIFF_SNR;
 
 	/* bandsteer */
 	scfg.bandsteer = e->bandsteer;
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 93ed1b03723e178ae12e5f9eb647150e5899476a..490f8285ecad3d2deac7cc5770841bc91c49e3a1 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ struct radio_policy *cntlr_get_radio_policy(struct controller_config *cfg, uint8
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 0f158963b95ab7d17beab7e3b965919979490b3f..37ed8c4050d9665b0ba052d6657536df9d12ae53 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_DEFAULT_RCPI_TH_6G 86
 #define CONFIG_DEFAULT_RCPI_TH_5G 86
 #define CONFIG_DEFAULT_RCPI_TH_2G 70
+#define CONFIG_DEFAULT_DIFF_SNR 16
 
 enum cred_diff {
 	CONFIG_DIFF_BASE             = 1 << 0,