diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 3fe4c258b..23ee1c8a5 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ loglevel 3
     write /proc/cpu/alignment 4
     write /proc/sys/kernel/sched_latency_ns 10000000
     write /proc/sys/kernel/sched_wakeup_granularity_ns 2000000
+    write /proc/sys/kernel/sched_compat_yield 1
 
 # Create cgroup mount points for process groups
     mkdir /dev/cpuctl