diff --git a/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.in b/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.in
index 09a0e9307..3a26cb38a 100644
--- a/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.in
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ context.modules = {
     libpipewire-module-rtkit = {
         args = {
             #nice.level   = -11
-            #rt.prio      = 20
+            #rt.prio      = 88
             #rt.time.soft = 200000
             #rt.time.hard = 200000
         }
diff --git a/src/daemon/jack.conf.in b/src/daemon/jack.conf.in
index 02c8b7c76..d27d2bee9 100644
--- a/src/daemon/jack.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/jack.conf.in
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ context.modules = {
     libpipewire-module-rtkit = {
         args = {
             #nice.level   = -11
-            #rt.prio      = 20
+            #rt.prio      = 88
             #rt.time.soft = 200000
             #rt.time.hard = 200000
         }
diff --git a/src/daemon/media-session.d/media-session.conf b/src/daemon/media-session.d/media-session.conf
index 6e1384f12..857f886a7 100644
--- a/src/daemon/media-session.d/media-session.conf
+++ b/src/daemon/media-session.d/media-session.conf
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ context.modules = {
     libpipewire-module-rtkit = {
         args = {
             #nice.level   = -11
-            #rt.prio      = 20
+            #rt.prio      = 88
             #rt.time.soft = 200000
             #rt.time.hard = 200000
         }
diff --git a/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.in b/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.in
index 9e5f87da2..bbf05f56e 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ context.modules = {
     libpipewire-module-rtkit = {
         args = {
             #nice.level   = -11
-            #rt.prio      = 20
+            #rt.prio      = 88
             #rt.time.soft = 200000
             #rt.time.hard = 200000
         }
diff --git a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
index e94f010a1..ed4ee3b29 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ context.modules = {
     libpipewire-module-rtkit = {
         args = {
             #nice.level   = -11
-            #rt.prio      = 20
+            #rt.prio      = 88
             #rt.time.soft = 200000
             #rt.time.hard = 200000
         }
diff --git a/src/modules/module-rtkit.c b/src/modules/module-rtkit.c
index 6c2977f0c..b3dafd669 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-rtkit.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-rtkit.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include <pipewire/impl.h>
 
 #define DEFAULT_NICE_LEVEL	-11
-#define DEFAULT_RT_PRIO		20
+#define DEFAULT_RT_PRIO		88
 #define DEFAULT_RT_TIME_SOFT	200000
 #define DEFAULT_RT_TIME_HARD	200000