diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
index 75d2243b94f51ccc2c8b250b46b30d0866c6b3b6..ada3e44f99328424d11994ec03ebdd4886f4a919 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ static int hpwdt_init_nmi_decoding(struct pci_dev *dev)
 
 	dev_info(&dev->dev,
 			"HP Watchdog Timer Driver: NMI decoding initialized"
-			", allow kernel dump: %s (default = 0/OFF)\n",
+			", allow kernel dump: %s (default = 1/ON)\n",
 			(allow_kdump == 0) ? "OFF" : "ON");
 	return 0;