diff --git a/fs/erofs/Kconfig b/fs/erofs/Kconfig
index 704fb59577e0..f259d92c9720 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/erofs/Kconfig
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ config EROFS_FS_PCPU_KTHREAD
 config EROFS_FS_PCPU_KTHREAD_HIPRI
 	bool "EROFS high priority per-CPU kthread workers"
 	depends on EROFS_FS_ZIP && EROFS_FS_PCPU_KTHREAD
+	default y
 	help
 	  This permits EROFS to configure per-CPU kthread workers to run
 	  at higher priority.
diff --git a/fs/erofs/zdata.c b/fs/erofs/zdata.c
index 45f21db2303a..160b3da43aec 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/zdata.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/zdata.c
@@ -369,8 +369,6 @@ static struct kthread_worker *erofs_init_percpu_worker(int cpu)
 		return worker;
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EROFS_FS_PCPU_KTHREAD_HIPRI))
 		sched_set_fifo_low(worker->task);
-	else
-		sched_set_normal(worker->task, 0);
 	return worker;
 }