diff --git a/media/libaudioclient/IAudioFlinger.cpp b/media/libaudioclient/IAudioFlinger.cpp
index 6ad97d1..f290453 100644
--- a/media/libaudioclient/IAudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/media/libaudioclient/IAudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-
+#include "IAudioFlinger.h"
 #include <binder/IPCThreadState.h>
 #include <binder/Parcel.h>
-#include "IAudioFlinger.h"
+#include <system/thread_defs.h>
 
 namespace android {
 
@@ -840,7 +840,9 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // AudioFlingerServerAdapter
 AudioFlingerServerAdapter::AudioFlingerServerAdapter(
-        const sp<AudioFlingerServerAdapter::Delegate>& delegate) : mDelegate(delegate) {}
+        const sp<AudioFlingerServerAdapter::Delegate>& delegate) : mDelegate(delegate) {
+    setMinSchedulerPolicy(SCHED_NORMAL, ANDROID_PRIORITY_AUDIO);
+}
 
 status_t AudioFlingerServerAdapter::onTransact(uint32_t code,
                                                const Parcel& data,
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp
index fc3c07f..98829d0 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Effects.cpp
@@ -1756,6 +1756,7 @@
     mNotifyFramesProcessed(notifyFramesProcessed)
 {
     ALOGV("constructor %p client %p", this, client.get());
+    setMinSchedulerPolicy(SCHED_NORMAL, ANDROID_PRIORITY_AUDIO);
 
     if (client == 0) {
         return;
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
index 8e0c5bb..2d5fd78 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Tracks.cpp
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@
     : BnAudioTrack(),
       mTrack(track)
 {
+    setMinSchedulerPolicy(SCHED_NORMAL, ANDROID_PRIORITY_AUDIO);
 }
 
 AudioFlinger::TrackHandle::~TrackHandle() {
@@ -2322,6 +2323,7 @@
     : BnAudioRecord(),
     mRecordTrack(recordTrack)
 {
+    setMinSchedulerPolicy(SCHED_NORMAL, ANDROID_PRIORITY_AUDIO);
 }
 
 AudioFlinger::RecordHandle::~RecordHandle() {
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/service/AudioPolicyService.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/service/AudioPolicyService.cpp
index 0eb31fd..09b6f3b 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/service/AudioPolicyService.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/service/AudioPolicyService.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
       mCaptureStateNotifier(false),
       mCreateAudioPolicyManager(createAudioPolicyManager),
       mDestroyAudioPolicyManager(destroyAudioPolicyManager) {
+      setMinSchedulerPolicy(SCHED_NORMAL, ANDROID_PRIORITY_AUDIO);
 }
 
 void AudioPolicyService::loadAudioPolicyManager()
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/service/Spatializer.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/service/Spatializer.cpp
index 277c91b..3dc4490 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/service/Spatializer.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/service/Spatializer.cpp
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@
     : mEngineDescriptor(engineDescriptor),
       mPolicyCallback(callback) {
     ALOGV("%s", __func__);
+    setMinSchedulerPolicy(SCHED_NORMAL, ANDROID_PRIORITY_AUDIO);
 }
 
 void Spatializer::onFirstRef() {