diff --git a/drivers/clk/renesas/Kconfig b/drivers/clk/renesas/Kconfig
index 43b5a89c4b282db8fc12ce2a7279cc05fece19b4..84b40b95ca0eff5f8860d27f22fb6af80950ceb8 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/renesas/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/clk/renesas/Kconfig
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ if CLK_RENESAS
 config CLK_RENESAS_LEGACY
 	bool "Legacy DT clock support"
 	depends on CLK_R8A7790 || CLK_R8A7791 || CLK_R8A7792 || CLK_R8A7794
-	default y
 	help
 	  Enable backward compatibility with old device trees describing a
 	  hierarchical representation of the various CPG and MSTP clocks.
 
 	  Say Y if you want your kernel to work with old DTBs.
+	  It is safe to say N if you use the DTS that is supplied with the
+	  current kernel source tree.
 
 # SoC
 config CLK_EMEV2