diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/Kconfig
index 893a3c6fe78533ee7933481979e38c6d1a29b8c2..605fca73628d61f3e8f7bcc3498811416952f69e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/Kconfig
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ config LUSTRE_OBD_MAX_IOCTL_BUFFER
 config LUSTRE_DEBUG_EXPENSIVE_CHECK
 	bool "Enable Lustre DEBUG checks"
 	depends on LUSTRE_FS
-	default false
 	help
 	  This option is mainly for debug purpose. It enables Lustre code to do
 	  expensive checks that may have a performance impact.