diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index 84c71c7e62e84..5fc8d0b3191da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ config DEBUG_NX_TEST
 config 4KSTACKS
 	bool "Use 4Kb for kernel stacks instead of 8Kb"
 	depends on X86_32
-	default y
 	help
 	  If you say Y here the kernel will use a 4Kb stacksize for the
 	  kernel stack attached to each process/thread. This facilitates