diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 78d2fc89cb4..8de3f51b096 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ config SYSLOG
 		console (like printf()).  This setting is required to enable
 		customization of the basic system loggin capability.
 
-if SYSLOG
-
 config SYSLOG_TIMESTAMP
 	bool "Prepend timestamp to syslog message"
-	default y
+	default n
 	---help---
 		Prepend timestamp to syslog message.
 
+if SYSLOG
+
 config SYSLOG_CHAR
 	bool "System log character device support"
 	default y