diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index fb07c681b..a4d442dd8 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -397,14 +397,14 @@ config EFENCE
 
 endchoice
 
-config DEBUG_YANK_SUSv2
-	bool "Disable obsolete features removed before SUSv3?"
+config INCLUDE_SUSv2
+	bool "Enable obsolete features removed before SUSv3?"
 	default y
 	help
-	  This option will disable backwards compatibility with SuSv2,
+	  This option will enable backwards compatibility with SuSv2,
 	  specifically, old-style numeric options ('command -1 <file>')
-	  will not be supported in head, tail, and fold.  (Note: should
-	  yank from renice too.)
+	  will be supported in head, tail, and fold.  (Note: should
+	  affect renice too.)
 
 endmenu
 
diff --git a/coreutils/fold.c b/coreutils/fold.c
index 9ca693dff..fd7298169 100644
--- a/coreutils/fold.c
+++ b/coreutils/fold.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ int fold_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int i;
 	int errs = 0;
 
-	if(!ENABLE_DEBUG_YANK_SUSv2) {
+	if (ENABLE_INCLUDE_SUSv2) {
 		/* Turn any numeric options into -w options.  */
 		for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
 			char const *a = argv[i];
diff --git a/coreutils/head.c b/coreutils/head.c
index f2c948300..56e7a960c 100644
--- a/coreutils/head.c
+++ b/coreutils/head.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int head_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int c;
 	int retval = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
-#if !ENABLE_DEBUG_YANK_SUSv2 || ENABLE_FEATURE_FANCY_HEAD
+#if ENABLE_INCLUDE_SUSv2 || ENABLE_FEATURE_FANCY_HEAD
 	/* Allow legacy syntax of an initial numeric option without -n. */
 	if (argc > 1 && argv[1][0] == '-'
 	 && isdigit(argv[1][1])
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ int head_main(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
 		case 'n':
 			p = optarg;
-#if !ENABLE_DEBUG_YANK_SUSv2 || ENABLE_FEATURE_FANCY_HEAD
-		GET_COUNT:
+#if ENABLE_INCLUDE_SUSv2 || ENABLE_FEATURE_FANCY_HEAD
+ GET_COUNT:
 #endif
 
 #if !ENABLE_FEATURE_FANCY_HEAD
diff --git a/coreutils/tail.c b/coreutils/tail.c
index 2182b0936..b690b370e 100644
--- a/coreutils/tail.c
+++ b/coreutils/tail.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int tail_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	char *s, *buf;
 	const char *fmt;
 
-#if !ENABLE_DEBUG_YANK_SUSv2 || ENABLE_FEATURE_FANCY_TAIL
+#if ENABLE_INCLUDE_SUSv2 || ENABLE_FEATURE_FANCY_TAIL
 	/* Allow legacy syntax of an initial numeric option without -n. */
 	if (argc >= 2 && (argv[1][0] == '+' || argv[1][0] == '-')
 	 && isdigit(argv[1][1])
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int tail_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				count_bytes = 1;
 				/* FALLS THROUGH */
 			case 'n':
-#if !ENABLE_DEBUG_YANK_SUSv2 || ENABLE_FEATURE_FANCY_TAIL
+#if ENABLE_INCLUDE_SUSv2 || ENABLE_FEATURE_FANCY_TAIL
  GET_COUNT:
 #endif
 				from_top = 0;
diff --git a/scripts/defconfig b/scripts/defconfig
index 61aca8792..1c6dc9891 100644
--- a/scripts/defconfig
+++ b/scripts/defconfig
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ CONFIG_LFS=y
 # CONFIG_NO_DEBUG_LIB is not set
 # CONFIG_DMALLOC is not set
 # CONFIG_EFENCE is not set
-CONFIG_DEBUG_YANK_SUSv2=y
+CONFIG_INCLUDE_SUSv2=y
 
 #
 # Installation Options