diff --git a/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/FixedwingPositionControl.cpp b/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/FixedwingPositionControl.cpp
index a80946c22d..b3161c0c21 100644
--- a/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/FixedwingPositionControl.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/FixedwingPositionControl.cpp
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ FixedwingPositionControl::start()
 	/* start the task */
 	_control_task = px4_task_spawn_cmd("fw_pos_ctrl_l1",
 					   SCHED_DEFAULT,
-					   SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX - 5,
+					   SCHED_PRIORITY_POSITION_CONTROL,
 					   1700,
 					   (px4_main_t)&FixedwingPositionControl::task_main_trampoline,
 					   nullptr);