diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 97f317413122..2524629dc835 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -799,6 +799,7 @@ config PROC_KCORE
 config PROC_VMCORE
         bool "/proc/vmcore support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
         depends on PROC_FS && EXPERIMENTAL && CRASH_DUMP
+	default y
         help
         Exports the dump image of crashed kernel in ELF format.