diff --git a/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_main.cpp b/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_main.cpp
index 29ed946778..3e93fba958 100644
--- a/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_main.cpp
@@ -2361,7 +2361,7 @@ FixedwingPositionControl::start()
 	_control_task = px4_task_spawn_cmd("fw_pos_control_l1",
 					   SCHED_DEFAULT,
 					   SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX - 5,
-					   1700,
+					   1400,
 					   (px4_main_t)&FixedwingPositionControl::task_main_trampoline,
 					   nullptr);