diff --git a/root/etc/default/cpupower b/root/etc/default/cpupower
index 08af34fe..7786ac77 100644
--- a/root/etc/default/cpupower
+++ b/root/etc/default/cpupower
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # vim:set ts=2 sw=2 ft=sh et:
 {%@@ if profile == "Mirkwood" @@%}
-governor='powersave'
+governor='schedutil'
 {%@@ else @@%}
 governor='performance'
 {%@@ endif @@%}