diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 0b68155..b660085 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2438,7 +2438,7 @@
 			topology informations if the hardware supports these.
 			The scheduler will make use of these informations and
 			e.g. base its process migration decisions on it.
-			Default is off.
+			Default is on.
 
 	tp720=		[HW,PS2]
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/topology.c b/arch/s390/kernel/topology.c
index 13559c9..eb0bc47 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/topology.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 	cpumask_t mask;
 };
 
-static int topology_enabled;
+static int topology_enabled = 1;
 static void topology_work_fn(struct work_struct *work);
 static struct tl_info *tl_info;
 static int machine_has_topology;
@@ -311,9 +311,9 @@
 
 static int __init early_parse_topology(char *p)
 {
-	if (strncmp(p, "on", 2))
+	if (strncmp(p, "off", 3))
 		return 0;
-	topology_enabled = 1;
+	topology_enabled = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 early_param("topology", early_parse_topology);