diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 0182d2c6759063dd9af8a5a2ae261e4da8234c4a..32028edc1b0e7ce291e5a85b8ce13f6b6bd6cd5d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -2285,7 +2285,7 @@ config COMPAT_VDSO
 choice
 	prompt "vsyscall table for legacy applications"
 	depends on X86_64
-	default LEGACY_VSYSCALL_EMULATE
+	default LEGACY_VSYSCALL_XONLY
 	help
 	  Legacy user code that does not know how to find the vDSO expects
 	  to be able to issue three syscalls by calling fixed addresses in