diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
index d971da0..0b73fba 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
@@ -3918,6 +3918,18 @@
 {
     aflog::setThreadWriter(mNBLogWriter.get());
 
+    if (mType == SPATIALIZER) {
+        const pid_t tid = getTid();
+        if (tid == -1) {  // odd: we are here, we must be a running thread.
+            ALOGW("%s: Cannot update Spatializer mixer thread priority, no tid", __func__);
+        } else {
+            const int priorityBoost = requestSpatializerPriority(getpid(), tid);
+            if (priorityBoost > 0) {
+                stream()->setHalThreadPriority(priorityBoost);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     Vector<sp<IAfTrack>> tracksToRemove;
 
     mStandbyTimeNs = systemTime();
@@ -7778,21 +7790,6 @@
 {
 }
 
-void SpatializerThread::onFirstRef() {
-    MixerThread::onFirstRef();
-
-    const pid_t tid = getTid();
-    if (tid == -1) {
-        // Unusual: PlaybackThread::onFirstRef() should set the threadLoop running.
-        ALOGW("%s: Cannot update Spatializer mixer thread priority, not running", __func__);
-    } else {
-        const int priorityBoost = requestSpatializerPriority(getpid(), tid);
-        if (priorityBoost > 0) {
-            stream()->setHalThreadPriority(priorityBoost);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void SpatializerThread::setHalLatencyMode_l() {
     // if mSupportedLatencyModes is empty, the HAL stream does not support
     // latency mode control and we can exit.