diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.debug
index e13c4bf84d9e13b0047175600210d11c844afcec..7e76845a04349f928fac6b7e809aa5f66023fcc7 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.debug
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ config DEBUG_SET_MODULE_RONX
 
 config DEBUG_RODATA
 	bool "Make kernel text and rodata read-only"
+	default y
 	help
 	  If this is set, kernel text and rodata will be made read-only. This
 	  is to help catch accidental or malicious attempts to change the
-	  kernel's executable code. Additionally splits rodata from kernel
-	  text so it can be made explicitly non-executable.
+	  kernel's executable code.
 
-          If in doubt, say Y
+	  If in doubt, say Y
 
 config DEBUG_ALIGN_RODATA
 	depends on DEBUG_RODATA && ARM64_4K_PAGES