diff --git a/build.config.bluecross_debug_memory_accounting b/build.config.bluecross_debug_memory_accounting
index 76afbb9b7d13..b0bebf08866d 100644
--- a/build.config.bluecross_debug_memory_accounting
+++ b/build.config.bluecross_debug_memory_accounting
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ POST_DEFCONFIG_CMDS="check_defconfig && update_debug_config"
 
 function update_debug_config() {
     ${KERNEL_DIR}/scripts/config --file ${OUT_DIR}/.config \
-         -e CONFIG_PAGE_OWNER
+         -e CONFIG_PAGE_OWNER \
+         -e CONFIG_PAGE_OWNER_ENABLE_DEFAULT
     (cd ${OUT_DIR} && \
      make ${CC_LD_ARG} O=${OUT_DIR} olddefconfig)
 }
diff --git a/build.config.bonito_debug_memory_accounting b/build.config.bonito_debug_memory_accounting
index 1b5cd5083e26..fd2984313108 100644
--- a/build.config.bonito_debug_memory_accounting
+++ b/build.config.bonito_debug_memory_accounting
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ POST_DEFCONFIG_CMDS="check_defconfig && update_debug_config"
 
 function update_debug_config() {
     ${KERNEL_DIR}/scripts/config --file ${OUT_DIR}/.config \
-         -e CONFIG_PAGE_OWNER
+         -e CONFIG_PAGE_OWNER \
+         -e CONFIG_PAGE_OWNER_ENABLE_DEFAULT
     (cd ${OUT_DIR} && \
      make ${CC_LD_ARG} O=${OUT_DIR} olddefconfig)
 }