diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 891155817bc6..50e0e78259e7 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ config RCU_TORTURE_TEST_RUNNABLE
 config RCU_CPU_STALL_DETECTOR
 	bool "Check for stalled CPUs delaying RCU grace periods"
 	depends on TREE_RCU || TREE_PREEMPT_RCU
-	default n
+	default y
 	help
 	  This option causes RCU to printk information on which
 	  CPUs are delaying the current grace period, but only when