diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/queue.c b/drivers/mmc/card/queue.c
index f51821d45870..0fa354c49d22 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/queue.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/queue.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/mmc/card.h>
 #include <linux/mmc/host.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include "queue.h"
 
 #define MMC_QUEUE_BOUNCESZ	65536
@@ -60,6 +61,11 @@ static int mmc_queue_thread(void *d)
 	struct request_queue *q = mq->queue;
 	struct mmc_card *card = mq->card;
 
+        struct sched_param scheduler_params = {0};
+        scheduler_params.sched_priority = 1;
+
+        sched_setscheduler(current, SCHED_FIFO, &scheduler_params);
+
 	current->flags |= PF_MEMALLOC;
 
 	down(&mq->thread_sem);