diff --git a/kernel/module/Kconfig b/kernel/module/Kconfig
index 453d47f9c69f..3596681ceb37 100644
--- a/kernel/module/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/module/Kconfig
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ comment "Do not forget to sign required modules with scripts/sign-file"
 choice
 	prompt "Hash algorithm to sign modules"
 	depends on MODULE_SIG || IMA_APPRAISE_MODSIG
-	default MODULE_SIG_SHA512
 	help
 	  This determines which sort of hashing algorithm will be used during
 	  signature generation.  This algorithm _must_ be built into the kernel