diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index ebafac4231eeff15883809419e6df0c211b90e1a..14370d3fdf4d59401819a850ad2b4598972691a2 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -909,6 +909,8 @@ config ANON_INODES
 
 menuconfig EXPERT
 	bool "Configure standard kernel features (expert users)"
+	# Unhide debug options, to make the on-by-default options visible
+	select DEBUG_KERNEL
 	help
 	  This option allows certain base kernel options and settings
           to be disabled or tweaked. This is for specialized