diff --git a/src/modules/ekf2/ekf2_main.cpp b/src/modules/ekf2/ekf2_main.cpp
index be684c31a2..40ffccc423 100644
--- a/src/modules/ekf2/ekf2_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/ekf2/ekf2_main.cpp
@@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ int Ekf2::task_spawn(int argc, char *argv[])
 	_task_id = px4_task_spawn_cmd("ekf2",
 				      SCHED_DEFAULT,
 				      SCHED_PRIORITY_ESTIMATOR,
-				      5700,
+				      5720,
 				      (px4_main_t)&run_trampoline,
 				      (char *const *)argv);