diff --git a/include/nuttx/mqueue.h b/include/nuttx/mqueue.h
index 1c4731d2a7..9f2226c173 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/mqueue.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/mqueue.h
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@
 #  define _MQ_TIMEDRECEIVE(d,m,l,p,t) mq_timedreceive(d,m,l,p,t)
 #endif
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_FS_MQUEUE_NPOLLWAITERS
+#  define CONFIG_FS_MQUEUE_NPOLLWAITERS 0
+#endif
+
 #if CONFIG_FS_MQUEUE_NPOLLWAITERS > 0
 #  define nxmq_pollnotify(msgq, eventset) \
    poll_notify(msgq->fds, CONFIG_FS_MQUEUE_NPOLLWAITERS, eventset)