diff --git a/src/drivers/vmount/vmount.cpp b/src/drivers/vmount/vmount.cpp
index 628c149ad2..f5db40221f 100644
--- a/src/drivers/vmount/vmount.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/vmount/vmount.cpp
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ int vmount_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		int vmount_task = px4_task_spawn_cmd("vmount",
 						     SCHED_DEFAULT,
 						     SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT + 40,
-						     2000,
+						     1900,
 						     vmount_thread_main,
 						     (char *const *)argv + 1);