diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index c33a1ed..3afce4d 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
-static int __sysrq_enabled; /* Note: sysrq code ises it's own private copy */
+/* Note: sysrq code uses it's own private copy */
+static int __sysrq_enabled = SYSRQ_DEFAULT_ENABLE;
 
 static int sysrq_sysctl_handler(ctl_table *table, int write,
 				void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,