diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/efi_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/efi_wdt.c
index 8e3e51b..ea1ede1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/efi_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/efi_wdt.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 	priv->wd.set_timeout = efi_wdt_set_timeout;
 	priv->wd.hwdev = dev;
 	priv->dev = dev;
+	priv->wd.priority = WATCHDOG_DEFAULT_PRIORITY - 50;
 
 	dev->priv = priv;