diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index e287b691a30e4..4aa944794c7bf 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ module_param_named(hash_policy, aa_g_hash_policy, aabool, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
 #endif
 
 /* Debug mode */
-bool aa_g_debug = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SECURITY_DEBUG_MESSAGES);
+bool aa_g_debug = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SECURITY_APPARMOR_DEBUG_MESSAGES);
 module_param_named(debug, aa_g_debug, aabool, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
 
 /* Audit mode */