diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
index be1581d18e3e..e28a3aa639e8 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ extern void security_add_hooks(struct security_hook_list *hooks, int count,
 struct lsm_info {
 	const char *name;	/* Required. */
 	unsigned long flags;	/* Optional: flags describing LSM */
-	int *enabled;		/* Optional: NULL means enabled. */
+	int *enabled;		/* Optional: controlled by CONFIG_LSM */
 	int (*init)(void);	/* Required. */
 };
 
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 2e1f48e8a6f2..b6d3456978a4 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ static __initdata bool debug;
 
 static bool __init is_enabled(struct lsm_info *lsm)
 {
-	if (!lsm->enabled || *lsm->enabled)
-		return true;
+	if (!lsm->enabled)
+		return false;
 
-	return false;
+	return *lsm->enabled;
 }
 
 /* Mark an LSM's enabled flag. */
@@ -117,7 +117,11 @@ static void __init append_ordered_lsm(struct lsm_info *lsm, const char *from)
 	if (WARN(last_lsm == LSM_COUNT, "%s: out of LSM slots!?\n", from))
 		return;
 
+	/* Enable this LSM, if it is not already set. */
+	if (!lsm->enabled)
+		lsm->enabled = &lsm_enabled_true;
 	ordered_lsms[last_lsm++] = lsm;
+
 	init_debug("%s ordering: %s (%sabled)\n", from, lsm->name,
 		   is_enabled(lsm) ? "en" : "dis");
 }
@@ -210,6 +214,10 @@ static void __init major_lsm_init(void)
 		if ((lsm->flags & LSM_FLAG_LEGACY_MAJOR) == 0)
 			continue;
 
+		/* Enable this LSM, if it is not already set. */
+		if (!lsm->enabled)
+			lsm->enabled = &lsm_enabled_true;
+
 		maybe_initialize_lsm(lsm);
 	}
 }