diff --git a/arch/um/Kconfig.debug b/arch/um/Kconfig.debug
index 5681a8bd370b2db1201382405a7edf885efa12cd..bab51d619173d8251a9529cd0c47d319e64e6cb6 100644
--- a/arch/um/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/um/Kconfig.debug
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ config GCOV
 
 config SYSCALL_DEBUG
 	bool "Enable system call debugging"
-	default N
 	depends on DEBUG_INFO
 	help
 	This adds some system debugging to UML, including keeping a ring buffer