diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig b/arch/i386/Kconfig
index daa75ce..5a40cfe 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig
@@ -690,12 +690,19 @@ config EFI
 	kernel should continue to boot on existing non-EFI platforms.
 
 config IRQBALANCE
- 	bool "Enable kernel irq balancing"
+	bool "Enable kernel irq balancing (obsolete)"
 	depends on SMP && X86_IO_APIC
-	default y
+	default n
 	help
- 	  The default yes will allow the kernel to do irq load balancing.
-	  Saying no will keep the kernel from doing irq load balancing.
+	  The kernel irq balance will migrate interrupts between cpu's
+	  constantly, which may help reduce load in some cases. It is not
+	  beneficial for latency however, and a user-space daemon is available
+	  that does a much better job.
+
+	  The default no will keep the kernel from doing irq load balancing.
+	  Say yes will allow the kernel to do irq load balancing.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
 
 # turning this on wastes a bunch of space.
 # Summit needs it only when NUMA is on