diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index fa828b5bfd4b..cdd582a18e50 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -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;