diff --git a/bin/quickpkg b/bin/quickpkg
index 520b9bc35e..9ee394c0b8 100755
--- a/bin/quickpkg
+++ b/bin/quickpkg
@@ -420,9 +420,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser.add_argument(
         "--include-unmodified-config",
         choices=["y", "n"],
-        default="n",
+        default="y",
         metavar="<y|n>",
-        help="include files protected by CONFIG_PROTECT that have not been modified since installation (as a security precaution, default is 'n')",
+        help="include files protected by CONFIG_PROTECT that have not been modified since installation",
     )
     options, args = parser.parse_known_args(sys.argv[1:])
     if not options.ignore_default_opts:
diff --git a/man/quickpkg.1 b/man/quickpkg.1
index 5f3797a049..b164c39f8f 100644
--- a/man/quickpkg.1
+++ b/man/quickpkg.1
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ default is 'n').
 .TP
 .BR "\-\-include\-unmodified\-config < y | n >"
 Include files protected by CONFIG_PROTECT that have not been modified
-since installation (as a security precaution, default is 'n').
+since installation.
 .TP
 .BR \-\-umask=UMASK
 The umask used during package creation (default is 0077).