diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst
index b72d07d70239..525296121d89 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ smaller binary while the latter is 1.1 - 2 times faster.
 Both KASAN modes work with both SLUB and SLAB memory allocators.
 For better bug detection and nicer reporting, enable CONFIG_STACKTRACE.
 
+To augment reports with last allocation and freeing stack of the physical page,
+it is recommended to enable also CONFIG_PAGE_OWNER and boot with page_owner=on.
+
 To disable instrumentation for specific files or directories, add a line
 similar to the following to the respective kernel Makefile:
 
diff --git a/mm/page_owner.c b/mm/page_owner.c
index d3cf5d336ccf..de1916ac3e24 100644
--- a/mm/page_owner.c
+++ b/mm/page_owner.c
@@ -24,12 +24,10 @@ struct page_owner {
 	short last_migrate_reason;
 	gfp_t gfp_mask;
 	depot_stack_handle_t handle;
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
 	depot_stack_handle_t free_handle;
-#endif
 };
 
-static bool page_owner_disabled = true;
+static bool page_owner_enabled = false;
 DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(page_owner_inited);
 
 static depot_stack_handle_t dummy_handle;
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ static int __init early_page_owner_param(char *buf)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (strcmp(buf, "on") == 0)
-		page_owner_disabled = false;
+		page_owner_enabled = true;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -52,10 +50,7 @@ early_param("page_owner", early_page_owner_param);
 
 static bool need_page_owner(void)
 {
-	if (page_owner_disabled)
-		return false;
-
-	return true;
+	return page_owner_enabled;
 }
 
 static __always_inline depot_stack_handle_t create_dummy_stack(void)
@@ -84,7 +79,7 @@ static noinline void register_early_stack(void)
 
 static void init_page_owner(void)
 {
-	if (page_owner_disabled)
+	if (!page_owner_enabled)
 		return;
 
 	register_dummy_stack();
@@ -148,25 +143,18 @@ void __reset_page_owner(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct page_ext *page_ext;
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
 	depot_stack_handle_t handle = 0;
 	struct page_owner *page_owner;
 
-	if (debug_pagealloc_enabled())
-		handle = save_stack(GFP_NOWAIT | __GFP_NOWARN);
-#endif
+	handle = save_stack(GFP_NOWAIT | __GFP_NOWARN);
 
 	page_ext = lookup_page_ext(page);
 	if (unlikely(!page_ext))
 		return;
 	for (i = 0; i < (1 << order); i++) {
 		__clear_bit(PAGE_EXT_OWNER_ACTIVE, &page_ext->flags);
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
-		if (debug_pagealloc_enabled()) {
-			page_owner = get_page_owner(page_ext);
-			page_owner->free_handle = handle;
-		}
-#endif
+		page_owner = get_page_owner(page_ext);
+		page_owner->free_handle = handle;
 		page_ext = page_ext_next(page_ext);
 	}
 }
@@ -450,7 +438,6 @@ void __dump_page_owner(struct page *page)
 		stack_trace_print(entries, nr_entries, 0);
 	}
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
 	handle = READ_ONCE(page_owner->free_handle);
 	if (!handle) {
 		pr_alert("page_owner free stack trace missing\n");
@@ -459,7 +446,6 @@ void __dump_page_owner(struct page *page)
 		pr_alert("page last free stack trace:\n");
 		stack_trace_print(entries, nr_entries, 0);
 	}
-#endif
 
 	if (page_owner->last_migrate_reason != -1)
 		pr_alert("page has been migrated, last migrate reason: %s\n",