diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/paho-mqtt-c/paho-mqtt-c_1.3.12.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/paho-mqtt-c/paho-mqtt-c_1.3.12.bb
index 0e0f64f5a8..4decb098c7 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/paho-mqtt-c/paho-mqtt-c_1.3.12.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/paho-mqtt-c/paho-mqtt-c_1.3.12.bb
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ do_install:append() {
     find ${D}${prefix} -maxdepth 1 -type f -delete
 }
 
-EXTRA_OECMAKE = "-DPAHO_WITH_SSL=ON -DPAHO_ENABLE_TESTING=OFF"
+EXTRA_OECMAKE = "-DPAHO_WITH_SSL=ON -DPAHO_ENABLE_TESTING=OFF -DPAHO_HIGH_PERFORMANCE=ON"