diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 7d30240e5bfe..be8b7f55312d 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ config CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
 	  Enabling this option will pass "-Os" instead of "-O2" to gcc
 	  resulting in a smaller kernel.
 
-	  If unsure, say Y.
+	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config SYSCTL
 	bool