diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index c4716758608d..877f8ed0c8a7 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 1065d130dddc3241706c50a01ced7b03bcb657be
+refs/heads/master: 02fb6149f7a64c62934c035e7635321cb9a8cf2e
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/softlockup.c b/trunk/kernel/softlockup.c
index 50afeb813305..81d43caa2012 100644
--- a/trunk/kernel/softlockup.c
+++ b/trunk/kernel/softlockup.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void softlockup_tick(void)
  */
 static int watchdog(void * __bind_cpu)
 {
-	struct sched_param param = { .sched_priority = 99 };
+	struct sched_param param = { .sched_priority = MAX_RT_PRIO-1 };
 
 	sched_setscheduler(current, SCHED_FIFO, &param);
 	current->flags |= PF_NOFREEZE;