diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal.c
index d63b5024c563cd06e36cfb07c9eb8716b084a2e9..577a8aa69c6e959dbc6e58d4555990822f23076b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * through debug.exception-trace sysctl.
  */
 
-int show_unhandled_signals = 0;
+int show_unhandled_signals = 1;
 
 /*
  * Allocate space for the signal frame