--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -974,8 +974,8 @@ static int elevator_switch_mq(struct request_queue *q,
 }
 
 /*
- * For blk-mq devices, we default to using mq-deadline, if available, for single
- * queue devices.  If deadline isn't available OR we have multiple queues,
+ * For blk-mq devices, we default to using BFQ, if available, for single
+ * queue devices. If BFQ isn't available OR we have multiple queues,
  * default to "none".
  */
 int elevator_init_mq(struct request_queue *q)
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ int elevator_init_mq(struct request_queue *q)
 	if (unlikely(q->elevator))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	e = elevator_get(q, "mq-deadline", false);
+	e = elevator_get(q, "bfq", false);
 	if (!e)
 		goto out_unlock;