diff --git a/apps/buffering.c b/apps/buffering.c
index 68e77a82f7..6d4192443c 100644
--- a/apps/buffering.c
+++ b/apps/buffering.c
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ void buffering_init(void)
     queue_init(&buffering_queue, true);
     buffering_thread_p = create_thread( buffering_thread, buffering_stack,
             sizeof(buffering_stack), CREATE_THREAD_FROZEN,
-            buffering_thread_name IF_PRIO(, PRIORITY_BUFFERING-1)
+            buffering_thread_name IF_PRIO(, PRIORITY_BUFFERING)
             IF_COP(, CPU));
 
     queue_enable_queue_send(&buffering_queue, &buffering_queue_sender_list,
diff --git a/firmware/export/thread.h b/firmware/export/thread.h
index bb1cb7cd17..8c2338715c 100644
--- a/firmware/export/thread.h
+++ b/firmware/export/thread.h
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@
 #define PRIORITY_REALTIME_3      3
 #define PRIORITY_REALTIME_4      4
 #define PRIORITY_REALTIME        4   /* Lowest realtime range */
+#define PRIORITY_BUFFERING       15  /* Codec buffering thread */
 #define PRIORITY_USER_INTERFACE  16  /* The main thread */
 #define PRIORITY_RECORDING       16  /* Recording thread */
 #define PRIORITY_PLAYBACK        16  /* Variable between this and MAX */
 #define PRIORITY_PLAYBACK_MAX    5   /* Maximum allowable playback priority */
-#define PRIORITY_BUFFERING       16  /* Codec buffering thread */
 #define PRIORITY_SYSTEM          18  /* All other firmware threads */
 #define PRIORITY_BACKGROUND      20  /* Normal application threads */
 #define NUM_PRIORITIES           32