diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index e037a5a22b468a47f331f2d5bd5bce957e3f76e6..6ce16bdbec7608a8a4151d71e9567b74397dcc6e 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ config CGROUPS
 config CGROUP_DEBUG
 	bool "Example debug cgroup subsystem"
 	depends on CGROUPS
+	default n
 	help
 	  This option enables a simple cgroup subsystem that
 	  exports useful debugging information about the cgroups