diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Configuration.h b/services/audioflinger/Configuration.h
index 845697a..bad46dc 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Configuration.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Configuration.h
@@ -41,4 +41,7 @@
 // uncomment to log CPU statistics every n wall clock seconds
 //#define DEBUG_CPU_USAGE 10
 
+// define FLOAT_EFFECT_CHAIN to request float effects (falls back to int16_t if unavailable)
+#define FLOAT_EFFECT_CHAIN
+
 #endif // ANDROID_AUDIOFLINGER_CONFIGURATION_H