diff --git a/block/Kconfig b/block/Kconfig
index e7d12782bcfb5eccb56aee532b8c27fa81706499..2c39527aa7db026dc6c6b6c20fbe55024de46100 100644
--- a/block/Kconfig
+++ b/block/Kconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ if BLOCK
 config LBD
 	bool "Support for large block devices and files"
 	depends on !64BIT
+	default y
 	help
 	  Enable block devices or files of size 2TB and larger.
 
@@ -38,11 +39,13 @@ config LBD
 
 	  The ext4 filesystem requires that this feature be enabled in
 	  order to support filesystems that have the huge_file feature
-	  enabled.    Otherwise, it will refuse to mount any filesystems
-	  that use the huge_file feature, which is enabled by default
-	  by mke2fs.ext4.   The GFS2 filesystem also requires this feature.
+	  enabled.  Otherwise, it will refuse to mount in the read-write
+	  mode any filesystems that use the huge_file feature, which is
+	  enabled by default by mke2fs.ext4.
 
-	  If unsure, say N.
+	  The GFS2 filesystem also requires this feature.
+
+	  If unsure, say Y.
 
 config BLK_DEV_BSG
 	bool "Block layer SG support v4 (EXPERIMENTAL)"