diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 902846958945..4b8c3bff7cfd 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -1941,6 +1941,19 @@ config MEMTEST
 	        memtest=17, mean do 17 test patterns.
 	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
 
+config MEMTEST_ENABLE_DEFAULT
+	int "Enable Memtest pattern test by default? (0-17)"
+	range 0 17
+	default "0"
+	depends on MEMTEST
+	help
+	  This option helps to select Memtest to be enabled through
+	  kernel defconfig options. Alternatively it can be enabled
+	  using memtest=<patterns> kernel command line.
+
+	  Default value is kept as "0" so that it is kept as disabled.
+	  To enable enter any value between 1-17 range.
+
 config TEST_STATIC_KEYS
 	tristate "Test static keys"
 	default n
diff --git a/mm/memtest.c b/mm/memtest.c
index 8eaa4c3a5f65..15a423eb0c29 100644
--- a/mm/memtest.c
+++ b/mm/memtest.c
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ static void __init do_one_pass(u64 pattern, phys_addr_t start, phys_addr_t end)
 }
 
 /* default is disabled */
-static unsigned int memtest_pattern __initdata;
-
+static unsigned int memtest_pattern __initdata =
+		CONFIG_MEMTEST_ENABLE_DEFAULT;
 static int __init parse_memtest(char *arg)
 {
 	int ret = 0;