diff --git a/src/daemon/main.c b/src/daemon/main.c
index 355b0d5ca..8521e720f 100644
--- a/src/daemon/main.c
+++ b/src/daemon/main.c
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     pa_close_all(passed_fd, -1);
     pa_reset_sigs(-1);
     pa_unblock_sigs(-1);
+    pa_reset_priority();
 
     setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
     pa_init_i18n();