diff --git a/config/global/logging.in b/config/global/logging.in
index 49cda1fb..2707d2b7 100644
--- a/config/global/logging.in
+++ b/config/global/logging.in
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ config LOG_TO_FILE
 config LOG_FILE_COMPRESS
     bool
     prompt "Compress the log file"
-    default n
+    default y
     depends on LOG_TO_FILE
     help
       Compress the log file once the toolchain is successfully built.
diff --git a/config/global/paths.in b/config/global/paths.in
index f9e308a3..8945deeb 100644
--- a/config/global/paths.in
+++ b/config/global/paths.in
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ config CUSTOM_PATCH_DIR
 config REMOVE_DOCS
     bool
     prompt "Remove documentation"
-    default n
+    default y
     help
       Remove the installed documentation (man and info pages).
       Gains around 8MiB for a uClibc-based, C and C++ compiler.
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ config REMOVE_DOCS
 config INSTALL_DIR_RO
     bool
     prompt "Render the toolchain read-only"
-    default n
+    default y
     help
       Render the directory of the toolchain (and its sub-directories)
       read-only.