diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 7464d6d4a..995b1c5af 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ on init
     chmod 0664 /dev/blkio/background/tasks
     write /dev/blkio/blkio.weight 1000
     write /dev/blkio/background/blkio.weight 200
+    write /dev/blkio/background/blkio.bfq.weight 10
     write /dev/blkio/blkio.group_idle 0
     write /dev/blkio/background/blkio.group_idle 0