diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index bb8daf3da..afae60b15 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.32~rc5-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * [mips] Don't force EMBEDDED on.
   * [sparc] Don't builtin Ext2 support.
   * Enable PERF_EVENTS, EVENT_PROFILE.
+  * Use SLUB as default SLAB allocator.
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:18:26 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/config/config b/debian/config/config
index 2edc09599..e6b9c356a 100644
--- a/debian/config/config
+++ b/debian/config/config
@@ -2965,8 +2965,8 @@ CONFIG_EVENT_PROFILE=y
 CONFIG_VM_EVENT_COUNTERS=y
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
 ## choice: Choose SLAB allocator
-CONFIG_SLAB=y
-# CONFIG_SLUB is not set
+# CONFIG_SLAB is not set
+CONFIG_SLUB=y
 # CONFIG_SLOB is not set
 ## end choice
 CONFIG_PROFILING=y
@@ -3064,7 +3064,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG=y
 # CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS is not set
 CONFIG_TIMER_STATS=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS is not set
-# CONFIG_DEBUG_SLAB is not set
+# CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG_ON is not set
+# CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is not set
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK is not set
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_RT_MUTEXES is not set
 # CONFIG_RT_MUTEX_TESTER is not set