diff --git a/lib/event/scheduler_static.c b/lib/event/scheduler_static.c
index 854fd23e5..7465004e7 100644
--- a/lib/event/scheduler_static.c
+++ b/lib/event/scheduler_static.c
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 static int
 init_static(void)
 {
+	/* There is no scheduling perfomed by static scheduler,
+	 * do not set the scheduling period. */
+	spdk_scheduler_set_period(0);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/module/event/subsystems/scheduler/scheduler.c b/module/event/subsystems/scheduler/scheduler.c
index b2ad40410..4d4ba0ce2 100644
--- a/module/event/subsystems/scheduler/scheduler.c
+++ b/module/event/subsystems/scheduler/scheduler.c
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ scheduler_subsystem_init(void)
 	if (spdk_scheduler_get() == NULL) {
 		rc = spdk_scheduler_set("static");
 	}
-	if (spdk_scheduler_get_period() == 0) {
-		spdk_scheduler_set_period(SPDK_SEC_TO_USEC);
-	}
 
 	spdk_subsystem_init_next(rc);
 }
diff --git a/module/scheduler/dynamic/scheduler_dynamic.c b/module/scheduler/dynamic/scheduler_dynamic.c
index 2844d563f..939c08709 100644
--- a/module/scheduler/dynamic/scheduler_dynamic.c
+++ b/module/scheduler/dynamic/scheduler_dynamic.c
@@ -244,6 +244,11 @@ init(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	if (spdk_scheduler_get_period() == 0) {
+		/* set default scheduling period to one second */
+		spdk_scheduler_set_period(SPDK_SEC_TO_USEC);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }