diff --git a/src/modules/mc_att_control/mc_att_control_main.cpp b/src/modules/mc_att_control/mc_att_control_main.cpp
index 68e3ffe2bf..8c1187dc29 100644
--- a/src/modules/mc_att_control/mc_att_control_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mc_att_control/mc_att_control_main.cpp
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ MulticopterAttitudeControl::start()
 	/* start the task */
 	_control_task = px4_task_spawn_cmd("mc_att_control",
 					   SCHED_DEFAULT,
-					   SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX - 4,
+					   SCHED_PRIORITY_ATTITUDE_CONTROL,
 					   1700,
 					   (px4_main_t)&MulticopterAttitudeControl::task_main_trampoline,
 					   nullptr);