diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index f4413c04e68..610aaecc19f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ config DEBUG_NX_TEST
 
 config 4KSTACKS
 	bool "Use 4Kb for kernel stacks instead of 8Kb"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
 	depends on X86_32
+	default y
 	help
 	  If you say Y here the kernel will use a 4Kb stacksize for the
 	  kernel stack attached to each process/thread. This facilitates