diff --git a/target/linux/au1000-2.6/config b/target/linux/au1000-2.6/config
index b274fcfd5..705581081 100644
--- a/target/linux/au1000-2.6/config
+++ b/target/linux/au1000-2.6/config
@@ -196,15 +196,15 @@ CONFIG_KMOD=y
 #
 # IO Schedulers
 #
-CONFIG_IOSCHED_NOOP=y
-CONFIG_IOSCHED_AS=y
-CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE=m
-CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ=m
-CONFIG_DEFAULT_AS=y
+# CONFIG_IOSCHED_NOOP is not set
+# CONFIG_IOSCHED_AS is not set
+CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE=y
+# CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
+# CONFIG_DEFAULT_AS is not set
 # CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEADLINE is not set
 # CONFIG_DEFAULT_CFQ is not set
 # CONFIG_DEFAULT_NOOP is not set
-CONFIG_DEFAULT_IOSCHED="anticipatory"
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_IOSCHED="deadline"
 
 #
 # Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, ISA, TC)
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm-2.6/config b/target/linux/brcm-2.6/config
index 4a5d98c09..588f8f79c 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm-2.6/config
+++ b/target/linux/brcm-2.6/config
@@ -193,15 +193,15 @@ CONFIG_OBSOLETE_MODPARM=y
 #
 # IO Schedulers
 #
-CONFIG_IOSCHED_NOOP=y
-CONFIG_IOSCHED_AS=y
-# CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
+# CONFIG_IOSCHED_NOOP is not set
+# CONFIG_IOSCHED_AS is not set
+CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE=y
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
-CONFIG_DEFAULT_AS=y
-# CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEADLINE is not set
+# CONFIG_DEFAULT_AS is not set
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEADLINE=y
 # CONFIG_DEFAULT_CFQ is not set
 # CONFIG_DEFAULT_NOOP is not set
-CONFIG_DEFAULT_IOSCHED="anticipatory"
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_IOSCHED="deadline"
 
 #
 # Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, ISA, TC)
diff --git a/target/linux/sibyte-2.6/config b/target/linux/sibyte-2.6/config
index 3c5587fd7..5e055acaf 100644
--- a/target/linux/sibyte-2.6/config
+++ b/target/linux/sibyte-2.6/config
@@ -216,15 +216,15 @@ CONFIG_STOP_MACHINE=y
 #
 # IO Schedulers
 #
-CONFIG_IOSCHED_NOOP=y
-CONFIG_IOSCHED_AS=y
-# CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
+# CONFIG_IOSCHED_NOOP is not set
+# CONFIG_IOSCHED_AS is not set
+CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE=y
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
-CONFIG_DEFAULT_AS=y
-# CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEADLINE is not set
+# CONFIG_DEFAULT_AS is noet set
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEADLINE=y
 # CONFIG_DEFAULT_CFQ is not set
 # CONFIG_DEFAULT_NOOP is not set
-CONFIG_DEFAULT_IOSCHED="anticipatory"
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_IOSCHED="deadline"
 
 #
 # Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, ISA, TC)
diff --git a/target/linux/x86-2.6/config b/target/linux/x86-2.6/config
index 8bd2cee89..16264f599 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86-2.6/config
+++ b/target/linux/x86-2.6/config
@@ -73,15 +73,15 @@ CONFIG_OBSOLETE_MODPARM=y
 #
 # IO Schedulers
 #
-CONFIG_IOSCHED_NOOP=y
-CONFIG_IOSCHED_AS=y
-# CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
+# CONFIG_IOSCHED_NOOP is not set
+# CONFIG_IOSCHED_AS is not set
+CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE=y
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
-CONFIG_DEFAULT_AS=y
-# CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEADLINE is not set
+# CONFIG_DEFAULT_AS is not set
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEADLINE=y
 # CONFIG_DEFAULT_CFQ is not set
 # CONFIG_DEFAULT_NOOP is not set
-CONFIG_DEFAULT_IOSCHED="anticipatory"
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_IOSCHED="deadline"
 
 #
 # Processor type and features
diff --git a/target/linux/xscale-2.6/config b/target/linux/xscale-2.6/config
index f908945f1..ebbca2f92 100644
--- a/target/linux/xscale-2.6/config
+++ b/target/linux/xscale-2.6/config
@@ -69,15 +69,15 @@ CONFIG_OBSOLETE_MODPARM=y
 #
 # IO Schedulers
 #
-CONFIG_IOSCHED_NOOP=y
+# CONFIG_IOSCHED_NOOP is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_AS is not set
-# CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
+CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE=y
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
 # CONFIG_DEFAULT_AS is not set
-# CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEADLINE is not set
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEADLINE=y
 # CONFIG_DEFAULT_CFQ is not set
-CONFIG_DEFAULT_NOOP=y
-CONFIG_DEFAULT_IOSCHED="noop"
+# CONFIG_DEFAULT_NOOP is not set
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_IOSCHED="deadline"
 
 #
 # System Type