diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
index 09130434e30d3..0abc6c71dd893 100644
--- a/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/mm/Kconfig
@@ -1224,8 +1224,9 @@ config ARCH_SUPPORTS_PER_VMA_LOCK
        def_bool n
 
 config PER_VMA_LOCK
-	def_bool y
+	bool "Enable per-vma locking during page fault handling."
 	depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_PER_VMA_LOCK && MMU && SMP
+	depends on BROKEN
 	help
 	  Allow per-vma locking during page fault handling.