diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/halt-polling.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/halt-polling.rst
index c82a04b709b4..64f32a81133f 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/halt-polling.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/halt-polling.rst
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ powerpc kvm-hv case.
 |			| grow_halt_poll_ns()	    |			      |
 |			| function.		    |			      |
 +-----------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------+
-|halt_poll_ns_shrink	| The value by which the    | 0			      |
+|halt_poll_ns_shrink	| The value by which the    | 2			      |
 |			| halt polling interval is  |			      |
 |			| divided in the	    |			      |
 |			| shrink_halt_poll_ns()	    |			      |
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index fabc3e287e56..f4f5a435b225 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ unsigned int halt_poll_ns_grow_start = 10000; /* 10us */
 module_param(halt_poll_ns_grow_start, uint, 0644);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(halt_poll_ns_grow_start);
 
-/* Default resets per-vcpu halt_poll_ns . */
-unsigned int halt_poll_ns_shrink;
+/* Default halves per-vcpu halt_poll_ns. */
+unsigned int halt_poll_ns_shrink = 2;
 module_param(halt_poll_ns_shrink, uint, 0644);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(halt_poll_ns_shrink);