diff --git a/port/wiced/btstack-config.h b/port/wiced/btstack-config.h
index 6aa1e3c53..64ec48b74 100644
--- a/port/wiced/btstack-config.h
+++ b/port/wiced/btstack-config.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #define EMBEDDED
 
 #define HAVE_WICED
+#define WICED_BT_UART_MANUAL_CTS_RTS
 
 #define HAVE_BLE
 
diff --git a/port/wiced/hci_transport_h4_wiced.c b/port/wiced/hci_transport_h4_wiced.c
index d955fc31f..2e7d4ca30 100644
--- a/port/wiced/hci_transport_h4_wiced.c
+++ b/port/wiced/hci_transport_h4_wiced.c
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@
 #include "hci.h"
 #include "hci_transport.h"
 
-#define WICED_BT_UART_MANUAL_CTS_RTS
-
 // priority higher than WIFI to make sure RTS is set
 #define WICED_BT_UART_THREAD_PRIORITY        (WICED_NETWORK_WORKER_PRIORITY - 2)
 #define WICED_BT_UART_THREAD_STACK_SIZE      300