diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 4934eaa21e1e13b2bad4fa30e27a6fc91621aa69..898e07c33c3cc5fd84a723aa15664b08c7dfc9af 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ config BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC_VALUE
 config DETECT_HUNG_TASK
 	bool "Detect Hung Tasks"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-	default y
+	default DETECT_SOFTLOCKUP
 	help
 	  Say Y here to enable the kernel to detect "hung tasks",
 	  which are bugs that cause the task to be stuck in