diff --git a/src/platforms/px4_tasks.h b/src/platforms/px4_tasks.h
index 941c1ceb37d..5c5232e2260 100644
--- a/src/platforms/px4_tasks.h
+++ b/src/platforms/px4_tasks.h
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ typedef int px4_task_t;
 #ifdef __PX4_LINUX
 #define SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_FIFO)
 #define SCHED_PRIORITY_MIN sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_FIFO)
-#define SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_FIFO)
+#define SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT ((sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_FIFO) - sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_FIFO)) / 2)
 #elif defined(__PX4_DARWIN)
 #define SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_FIFO)
 #define SCHED_PRIORITY_MIN sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_FIFO)
-#define SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_FIFO)
+#define SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT ((sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_FIFO) - sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_FIFO)) / 2)
 #elif defined(__PX4_QURT)
 #define SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX 0
 #define SCHED_PRIORITY_MIN 0