diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index e71e35cf723c..acb6645ffda5 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1290,6 +1290,16 @@ config SCHED_TUNE
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config DEFAULT_USE_ENERGY_AWARE
+	bool "Default to enabling the Energy Aware Scheduler feature"
+	default n
+	help
+	  This option defaults the ENERGY_AWARE scheduling feature to true,
+	  as without SCHED_DEBUG set this feature can't be enabled or disabled
+	  via sysctl.
+
+	  Say N if unsure.
+
 config SYSFS_DEPRECATED
 	bool "Enable deprecated sysfs features to support old userspace tools"
 	depends on SYSFS
diff --git a/kernel/sched/features.h b/kernel/sched/features.h
index b634151ce286..55e461055332 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/features.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/features.h
@@ -73,4 +73,8 @@ SCHED_FEAT(ATTACH_AGE_LOAD, true)
  * Energy aware scheduling. Use platform energy model to guide scheduling
  * decisions optimizing for energy efficiency.
  */
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEFAULT_USE_ENERGY_AWARE
+SCHED_FEAT(ENERGY_AWARE, true)
+#else
 SCHED_FEAT(ENERGY_AWARE, false)
+#endif