diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/hidl/1.0/hidl.cpp b/wpa_supplicant/hidl/1.0/hidl.cpp
index ca914b4..ab2043d 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/hidl/1.0/hidl.cpp
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/hidl/1.0/hidl.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Initing hidl control");
 
 	configureRpcThreadpool(1, true /* callerWillJoin */);
-	IPCThreadState::self()->disableBackgroundScheduling(true);
 	IPCThreadState::self()->setupPolling(&priv->hidl_fd);
 	if (priv->hidl_fd < 0)
 		goto err;