diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 97f31741312274fb3486ad7787a3bca9715487d1..2524629dc8350558a608e6eca0f67cf8f5b7c8b0 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -799,6 +799,7 @@ config PROC_KCORE
 config PROC_VMCORE
         bool "/proc/vmcore support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
         depends on PROC_FS && EXPERIMENTAL && CRASH_DUMP
+	default y
         help
         Exports the dump image of crashed kernel in ELF format.