diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index d1895f30815670de8abd8a6c921443035c21a364..937f9d50c84bdead7516057fead3d5a702ead4b9 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -705,8 +705,8 @@ static inline void put_link(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *link, void *cooki
 	path_put(link);
 }
 
-int sysctl_protected_symlinks __read_mostly = 1;
-int sysctl_protected_hardlinks __read_mostly = 1;
+int sysctl_protected_symlinks __read_mostly = 0;
+int sysctl_protected_hardlinks __read_mostly = 0;
 
 /**
  * may_follow_link - Check symlink following for unsafe situations