diff --git a/lmkd.cpp b/lmkd.cpp
index 2e0e6f7..c721323 100644
--- a/lmkd.cpp
+++ b/lmkd.cpp
@@ -3216,7 +3216,7 @@ static void update_props() {
         property_get_bool("ro.lmk.kill_heaviest_task", false);
     low_ram_device = property_get_bool("ro.config.low_ram", false);
     kill_timeout_ms =
-        (unsigned long)property_get_int32("ro.lmk.kill_timeout_ms", 0);
+        (unsigned long)property_get_int32("ro.lmk.kill_timeout_ms", 100);
     use_minfree_levels =
         property_get_bool("ro.lmk.use_minfree_levels", false);
     per_app_memcg =