diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index dd373c8ee94..c6b006a936f 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -667,8 +667,9 @@ config DEBUG_LOCKING_API_SELFTESTS
 	  mutexes and rwsems.
 
 config STACKTRACE
-	bool
+	bool "Stacktrace"
 	depends on STACKTRACE_SUPPORT
+	default y
 
 config DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
 	bool "Stack utilization instrumentation"