diff --git a/config/Config-kernel.in b/config/Config-kernel.in
index b4e6b9647d..e0d853a050 100644
--- a/config/Config-kernel.in
+++ b/config/Config-kernel.in
@@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ if KERNEL_CGROUPS
 
 	config KERNEL_CGROUP_HUGETLB
 		bool "HugeTLB controller"
-		default y if KERNEL_HUGETLB_PAGE
-		depends on KERNEL_HUGETLB_PAGE
+		default n
+		select KERNEL_HUGETLB_PAGE
 
 	config KERNEL_CGROUP_PIDS
 		bool "PIDs cgroup subsystem"