diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index acded8d..8c232ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ configuration file and significant hardening is applied to a myriad of component
 - Force immediate system reboot on the occurrence of a single kernel panic, reducing the
   risk and impact of denial of service attacks and both cold and warm boot attacks.
 
-- Force immediate kernel panic on OOM. This is to avoid security features such as the screen
+- Optional - Force immediate kernel panic on OOM. This is to avoid security features such as the screen
   locker, kloak, emerg-shutdown from being arbitrarily terminated when the system starts
   running out of memory.
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/sysctl.d/990-security-misc.conf#security-misc-shared b/usr/lib/sysctl.d/990-security-misc.conf#security-misc-shared
index 78e5e5f..a4914da 100644
--- a/usr/lib/sysctl.d/990-security-misc.conf#security-misc-shared
+++ b/usr/lib/sysctl.d/990-security-misc.conf#security-misc-shared
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ kernel.perf_event_paranoid=3
 ## from being arbitrarily terminated when the system starts running out of memory.
 ## https://forums.whonix.org/t/screen-locker-in-security-can-we-disable-these-at-least-4-backdoors/8128/14
 ## https://github.com/Kicksecure/security-misc/issues/324
-vm.panic_on_oom=2
+## Needs more work.
+##
+#vm.panic_on_oom=2
 
 ## Disable the use of legacy TIOCSTI operations which can be used to inject keypresses.
 ## Can lead to privilege escalation by pushing characters into a controlling TTY.