diff --git a/src/drivers/gps/gps.cpp b/src/drivers/gps/gps.cpp
index 6c4b4eab7a..35ee8658a0 100644
--- a/src/drivers/gps/gps.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/gps/gps.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ GPS::init()
 
 	/* start the GPS driver worker task */
 	_task = px4_task_spawn_cmd("gps", SCHED_DEFAULT,
-				SCHED_PRIORITY_SLOW_DRIVER, 1500, (main_t)&GPS::task_main_trampoline, nullptr);
+				SCHED_PRIORITY_SLOW_DRIVER, 1200, (main_t)&GPS::task_main_trampoline, nullptr);
 
 	if (_task < 0) {
 		warnx("task start failed: %d", errno);