diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/config-blocks.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/config-blocks.nix
index 06564b50672..33247bd059f 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/config-blocks.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/config-blocks.nix
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ rec {
 
       forceCFSched = ''
         SCHED_CFS? y
-        SCHED_BFS? y
+        SCHED_BFS? n
         NO_HZ? y
       '';
 }