diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 9619c43783ff..16b82e1272b0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -939,7 +939,8 @@ config KEXEC
 
 config ATAGS_PROC
 	bool "Export atags in procfs"
-	default n
+	depends on KEXEC
+	default y
 	help
 	  Should the atags used to boot the kernel be exported in an "atags"
 	  file in procfs. Useful with kexec.