diff --git a/src/drivers/gps/gps.cpp b/src/drivers/gps/gps.cpp
index ef895096cb..db43148e66 100644
--- a/src/drivers/gps/gps.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/gps/gps.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ int GPS::init()
 
 	/* start the GPS driver worker task */
 	_task = px4_task_spawn_cmd("gps", SCHED_DEFAULT,
-				   SCHED_PRIORITY_SLOW_DRIVER, 1200, (px4_main_t)&GPS::task_main_trampoline, args);
+				   SCHED_PRIORITY_SLOW_DRIVER, 1400, (px4_main_t)&GPS::task_main_trampoline, args);
 
 	if (_task < 0) {
 		PX4_WARN("task start failed: %d", errno);