diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 603d661b445d4a2690c7bcb5dbd9cb6d282cc0e6..fa5c6003e3040c4beb06e6c815496b415b3cf714 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1719,7 +1719,6 @@ config AEABI
 config OABI_COMPAT
 	bool "Allow old ABI binaries to run with this kernel (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	depends on AEABI && !THUMB2_KERNEL
-	default y
 	help
 	  This option preserves the old syscall interface along with the
 	  new (ARM EABI) one. It also provides a compatibility layer to
@@ -1731,7 +1730,7 @@ config OABI_COMPAT
 	  can say N here. If this option is not selected and you attempt
 	  to execute a legacy ABI binary then the result will be
 	  UNPREDICTABLE (in fact it can be predicted that it won't work
-	  at all). If in doubt say Y.
+	  at all). If in doubt say N.
 
 config ARCH_HAS_HOLES_MEMORYMODEL
 	bool