diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
index 04ca65912638..e7a5f1d1c314 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static DEFINE_IDR(zram_index_idr);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(zram_index_mutex);
 
 static int zram_major;
-static const char *default_compressor = "lzo";
+static const char *default_compressor = "lzo-rle";
 
 /* Module params (documentation at end) */
 static unsigned int num_devices = 1;