diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.h
index ee13d20f1a..0e0eae28d6 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/thread.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 enum ThreadPriority : u32 {
     THREADPRIO_HIGHEST = 0,       ///< Highest thread priority
     THREADPRIO_USERLAND_MAX = 24, ///< Highest thread priority for userland apps
-    THREADPRIO_DEFAULT = 48,      ///< Default thread priority for userland apps
+    THREADPRIO_DEFAULT = 44,      ///< Default thread priority for userland apps
     THREADPRIO_LOWEST = 63,       ///< Lowest thread priority
 };
 
diff --git a/src/core/loader/nro.cpp b/src/core/loader/nro.cpp
index b5133e4d64..3853cfa1a9 100644
--- a/src/core/loader/nro.cpp
+++ b/src/core/loader/nro.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ ResultStatus AppLoader_NRO::Load(Kernel::SharedPtr<Kernel::Process>& process) {
     process->address_mappings = default_address_mappings;
     process->resource_limit =
         Kernel::ResourceLimit::GetForCategory(Kernel::ResourceLimitCategory::APPLICATION);
-    process->Run(base_addr, 48, Memory::DEFAULT_STACK_SIZE);
+    process->Run(base_addr, THREADPRIO_DEFAULT, Memory::DEFAULT_STACK_SIZE);
 
     is_loaded = true;
     return ResultStatus::Success;
diff --git a/src/core/loader/nso.cpp b/src/core/loader/nso.cpp
index 3bc10ed0d5..962bed2ab4 100644
--- a/src/core/loader/nso.cpp
+++ b/src/core/loader/nso.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ ResultStatus AppLoader_NSO::Load(Kernel::SharedPtr<Kernel::Process>& process) {
     process->address_mappings = default_address_mappings;
     process->resource_limit =
         Kernel::ResourceLimit::GetForCategory(Kernel::ResourceLimitCategory::APPLICATION);
-    process->Run(Memory::PROCESS_IMAGE_VADDR, 48, Memory::DEFAULT_STACK_SIZE);
+    process->Run(Memory::PROCESS_IMAGE_VADDR, THREADPRIO_DEFAULT, Memory::DEFAULT_STACK_SIZE);
 
     is_loaded = true;
     return ResultStatus::Success;