diff --git a/src/modules/fw_att_control/fw_att_control_main.cpp b/src/modules/fw_att_control/fw_att_control_main.cpp
index d06e9b9a74..a455cdf8b4 100644
--- a/src/modules/fw_att_control/fw_att_control_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/fw_att_control/fw_att_control_main.cpp
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ FixedwingAttitudeControl::start()
 	_control_task = px4_task_spawn_cmd("fw_att_control",
 				       SCHED_DEFAULT,
 				       SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX - 5,
-				       1600,
+				       1300,
 				       (px4_main_t)&FixedwingAttitudeControl::task_main_trampoline,
 				       nullptr);