diff --git a/config/libc/glibc-eglibc.in-common b/config/libc/glibc-eglibc.in-common
index 0c88596b..3e11f002 100644
--- a/config/libc/glibc-eglibc.in-common
+++ b/config/libc/glibc-eglibc.in-common
@@ -100,12 +100,14 @@ config LIBC_OLDEST_ABI
 config LIBC_GLIBC_FORCE_UNWIND
     bool
     prompt "Force unwind support (READ HELP!)"
+    default y
     help
       If your toolchain fails building while building the C library
       start files, or the complete C library, with a message like:
         configure: error: forced unwind support is required
       
-      then you may try setting this to 'y'. Otherwise, leave it to 'n'.
+      then you may try chmaging this option. Otherwise, leave it to
+      the default 'y'.
       
       The issue seems to be related to building NPTL on old versions
       of glibc (and possibly eglibc as well) on some architectures