diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index a4ca0c9f7..0f247ddf2 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ on boot
     write /dev/sys/fs/by-name/userdata/cp_interval 200
     write /dev/sys/fs/by-name/userdata/gc_urgent_sleep_time 50
     write /dev/sys/fs/by-name/userdata/iostat_period_ms 1000
-    write /dev/sys/fs/by-name/userdata/iostat_enable 1
+    write /dev/sys/fs/by-name/userdata/iostat_enable 0
 
     # set readahead multiplier for POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL files
     write /dev/sys/fs/by-name/userdata/seq_file_ra_mul 128