diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 65d380c22378..12417551906d 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ _aarch64_additional_kmi_symbol_lists = [
 
 define_common_kernels(target_configs = {
     "kernel_aarch64": {
-        # TODO(b/269346251): re-enable strict mode
-        "kmi_symbol_list_strict_mode": False,
+        "kmi_symbol_list_strict_mode": True,
         "module_implicit_outs": COMMON_GKI_MODULES_LIST,
         "kmi_symbol_list": "android/abi_gki_aarch64",
         "additional_kmi_symbol_lists": _aarch64_additional_kmi_symbol_lists,
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ define_common_kernels(target_configs = {
         "module_implicit_outs": COMMON_GKI_MODULES_LIST,
     },
     "kernel_aarch64_debug": {
-        # TODO(b/269346251): re-enable strict mode
         "kmi_symbol_list_strict_mode": False,
         "module_implicit_outs": COMMON_GKI_MODULES_LIST,
         "kmi_symbol_list": "android/abi_gki_aarch64",