diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
index ce9dead0f499a221eb9f8c1e34880a374dadd86f..087a7028ae84ece99cd42676a585c43802fa573c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ config ACPI_SLEEP
 config ACPI_PROCFS
 	bool "Deprecated /proc/acpi files"
 	depends on PROC_FS
+	default y
 	---help---
 	  For backwards compatibility, this option allows
 	  deprecated /proc/acpi/ files to exist, even when