diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index b950bbd04..737fffe3f 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ on early-init
     mkdir /linkerconfig/bootstrap 0755
     mkdir /linkerconfig/default 0755
 
+    # Disable dm-verity hash prefetching, since it doesn't help performance
+    # Read more in b/136247322
+    write /sys/module/dm_verity/parameters/prefetch_cluster 0
+
     # Generate ld.config.txt for early executed processes
     exec -- /system/bin/linkerconfig --target /linkerconfig/bootstrap
     chmod 644 /linkerconfig/bootstrap/ld.config.txt