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;