diff --git a/policy_hal/Android.mk b/policy_hal/Android.mk
index 811c2c9..854eaee 100644
--- a/policy_hal/Android.mk
+++ b/policy_hal/Android.mk
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DFM_POWER_OPT
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(USE_XML_AUDIO_POLICY_CONF), 1)
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DUSE_XML_AUDIO_POLICY_CONF
+endif
+
 LOCAL_MODULE := libaudiopolicymanager
 
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/policy_hal/AudioPolicyManager.cpp b/policy_hal/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
index 4c15fda..a5e0978 100644
--- a/policy_hal/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
+++ b/policy_hal/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
@@ -2107,6 +2107,12 @@
       mFMIsActive(false)
 {
 
+#ifdef USE_XML_AUDIO_POLICY_CONF
+    ALOGD("USE_XML_AUDIO_POLICY_CONF is TRUE");
+#else
+    ALOGD("USE_XML_AUDIO_POLICY_CONF is FALSE");
+#endif
+
     //TODO: Check the new logic to parse policy conf and update the below code
     //      Need this when SSR encoding is enabled
     char ssr_enabled[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX] = {0};