diff --git a/src/modules/mc_pos_control/mc_pos_control_main.cpp b/src/modules/mc_pos_control/mc_pos_control_main.cpp
index 5191a4de3b..6ffb37d970 100644
--- a/src/modules/mc_pos_control/mc_pos_control_main.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mc_pos_control/mc_pos_control_main.cpp
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ MulticopterPositionControl::start()
 	_control_task = task_spawn_cmd("mc_pos_control",
 				       SCHED_DEFAULT,
 				       SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX - 5,
-				       1600,
+				       1500,
 				       (main_t)&MulticopterPositionControl::task_main_trampoline,
 				       nullptr);