diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index cf5f1dafcf74b..acd72e5f78ae3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -934,7 +934,6 @@ config PARAVIRT
 config PARAVIRT_TIME_ACCOUNTING
 	bool "Paravirtual steal time accounting"
 	select PARAVIRT
-	default n
 	help
 	  Select this option to enable fine granularity task steal time
 	  accounting. Time spent executing other tasks in parallel with