diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 440699c28119..47fffc18978f 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -616,8 +616,8 @@ static inline bool elv_support_iosched(struct request_queue *q)
 }

 /*
- * For single queue devices, default to using mq-deadline. If we have multiple
- * queues or mq-deadline is not available, default to "none".
+ * For single queue devices, default to using bfq. If we have multiple
+ * queues or bfq is not available, default to "none".
  */
 static struct elevator_type *elevator_get_default(struct request_queue *q)
 {
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ static struct elevator_type *elevator_get_default(struct request_queue *q)
 			!blk_mq_is_sbitmap_shared(q->tag_set->flags))
 		return NULL;

-	return elevator_get(q, "mq-deadline", false);
+	return elevator_get(q, "bfq", false);
 }

 /*