diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/esp_roaming_i.h b/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/esp_roaming_i.h
index 87400622d6..9ca515e6af 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/esp_roaming_i.h
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/esp_roaming_i.h
@@ -66,10 +66,17 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /* Periodic RRM configuration */
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_PERIODIC_RRM_MONITORING
 #define PERIODIC_RRM_MONITORING CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_PERIODIC_RRM_MONITORING
+#else
+#define PERIODIC_RRM_MONITORING 0
+#endif
 #if PERIODIC_RRM_MONITORING
 #define RRM_MONITOR_TIME CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_RRM_MONITOR_TIME
 #define RRM_MONITOR_RSSI_THRESHOLD CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ROAMING_RRM_MONITOR_THRESHOLD
+#else
+#define RRM_MONITOR_TIME 232
+#define RRM_MONITOR_RSSI_THRESHOLD -100
 #endif /*PERIODIC_RRM_MONITORING*/
 
 #define MAX_SCAN_CHAN_LIST_COUNT 14
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/roaming_app.c b/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/roaming_app.c
index 61ffb88afb..2612af40be 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/roaming_app.c
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/wifi_apps/roaming_app/src/roaming_app.c
@@ -44,8 +44,12 @@ static void *neighbor_list_lock = NULL;
 
 static int wifi_post_roam_event(struct cand_bss *bss);
 static void determine_best_ap(int8_t rssi_threshold);
+#if PERIODIC_RRM_MONITORING
 static void roaming_app_periodic_rrm_internal_handler(void *data, void *ctx);
+#endif
+#if PERIODIC_SCAN_MONITORING
 static void roaming_app_periodic_scan_internal_handler(void *data, void *ctx);
+#endif
 
 static const char *ROAMING_TAG = "ROAM";