diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index d16d53c80..c4ce2e8db 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ loglevel 3
     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
+    write /proc/sys/kernel/sched_child_runs_first 0
 
 # Create cgroup mount points for process groups
     mkdir /dev/cpuctl