diff --git a/crypto/fips.c b/crypto/fips.c
index 8a784018ebfc..d7bd7e0ac2cb 100644
--- a/crypto/fips.c
+++ b/crypto/fips.c
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
#include <linux/notifier.h>
#include <generated/utsrelease.h>
-int fips_enabled;
+int fips_enabled = 1;
+/* LP: #2049082 UBUNTU: SAUCE: FIPS kernels default to FIPS mode */
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fips_enabled);
ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(fips_fail_notif_chain);
--
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