diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/GCNSchedStrategy.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/GCNSchedStrategy.cpp
index 277ac7d4ecf4c..01fd866a182cc 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/GCNSchedStrategy.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/GCNSchedStrategy.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static cl::opt<bool> PrintMaxRPRegUsageAfterScheduler(
 
 static cl::opt<bool> DisableRewriteMFMAFormSchedStage(
     "amdgpu-disable-rewrite-mfma-form-sched-stage", cl::Hidden,
-    cl::desc("Disable rewrie mfma rewrite scheduling stage"), cl::init(true));
+    cl::desc("Disable rewrite mfma rewrite scheduling stage"), cl::init(false));
 
 const unsigned ScheduleMetrics::ScaleFactor = 100;