diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
index 337db7b1e688..8127c93a1718 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include "gpu_scheduler_trace.h"
 
-int drm_sched_policy = DRM_SCHED_POLICY_FIFO;
+int drm_sched_policy = DRM_SCHED_POLICY_FAIR;
 
 /**
  * DOC: sched_policy (int)
  * Used to override default entities scheduling policy in a run queue.
  */
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(sched_policy, "Specify the scheduling policy for entities on a run-queue, " __stringify(DRM_SCHED_POLICY_RR) " = Round Robin, " __stringify(DRM_SCHED_POLICY_FIFO) " = FIFO (default), " __stringify(DRM_SCHED_POLICY_FAIR) " = Fair.");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(sched_policy, "Specify the scheduling policy for entities on a run-queue, " __stringify(DRM_SCHED_POLICY_RR) " = Round Robin, " __stringify(DRM_SCHED_POLICY_FIFO) " = FIFO, " __stringify(DRM_SCHED_POLICY_FAIR) " = Fair (default).");
 module_param_named(sched_policy, drm_sched_policy, int, 0444);
 
 static u32 drm_sched_available_credits(struct drm_gpu_scheduler *sched)