diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
index 23f5ba5..8dd4768 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
@@ -4515,7 +4515,7 @@
 	struct ibmvfc_host *vhost = data;
 	int rc;
 
-	set_user_nice(current, -20);
+	set_user_nice(current, MIN_NICE);
 
 	while (1) {
 		rc = wait_event_interruptible(vhost->work_wait_q,