diff --git a/kernel/locking/qspinlock_cna.h b/kernel/locking/qspinlock_cna.h
index b4951b7a59304ae26fc63a902b22ca6c87ab9270..5352487ccc525939d71d6a78416481a9c3b82f8a 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/qspinlock_cna.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/qspinlock_cna.h
@@ -386,9 +386,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cna_queued_spin_lock_slowpath);
 
 /*
  * Constant (boot-param configurable) flag selecting the NUMA-aware variant
- * of spinlock.  Possible values: -1 (off, default) / 0 (auto) / 1 (on).
+ * of spinlock.  Possible values: -1 (off) / 0 (auto, default) / 1 (on).
  */
-static int numa_spinlock_flag = -1;
+static int numa_spinlock_flag;
 
 static int __init numa_spinlock_setup(char *str)
 {