diff --git a/etc/defaults/rc.conf b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
index 2f5cbca5c04f..ef3b8616fabc 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ devfs_system_ruleset=""	# The name (NOT number) of a ruleset to apply to /dev
 devfs_set_rulesets=""	# A list of /mount/dev=ruleset_name settings to
 			# apply (must be mounted already, i.e. fstab(5))
 devfs_load_rulesets="YES"	# Enable to always load the default rulesets
-performance_cx_lowest="Cmax"	# Online CPU idle state
+performance_cx_lowest="C2"	# Online CPU idle state
 performance_cpu_freq="NONE"	# Online CPU frequency
 economy_cx_lowest="Cmax"	# Offline CPU idle state
 economy_cpu_freq="NONE"		# Offline CPU frequency