diff --git a/src/systemcmds/nshterm/module.mk b/src/systemcmds/nshterm/module.mk
index 41706e137b..a12bc369e8 100644
--- a/src/systemcmds/nshterm/module.mk
+++ b/src/systemcmds/nshterm/module.mk
@@ -41,3 +41,5 @@ SRCS		 = nshterm.c
 MODULE_STACKSIZE = 1600
 
 MAXOPTIMIZATION	 = -Os
+
+MODULE_PRIORITY	= "SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT-30"