diff --git a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.cpp b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.cpp
index 9247f999af..bc092c7e9c 100644
--- a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.cpp
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ MavlinkReceiver::receive_start(Mavlink *parent)
 
 	struct sched_param param;
 	(void)pthread_attr_getschedparam(&receiveloop_attr, &param);
-	param.sched_priority = SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX - 40;
+	param.sched_priority = SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX - 80;
 	(void)pthread_attr_setschedparam(&receiveloop_attr, &param);
 
 	pthread_attr_setstacksize(&receiveloop_attr, 2900);