diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/Zygote.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/Zygote.java
index fa71a62..e065843 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/os/Zygote.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/os/Zygote.java
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@
           int[][] rlimits, int mountExternal, String seInfo, String niceName, int[] fdsToClose,
           int[] fdsToIgnore, String instructionSet, String appDataDir) {
         VM_HOOKS.preFork();
+        // Resets nice priority for zygote process.
+        resetNicePriority();
         int pid = nativeForkAndSpecialize(
                   uid, gid, gids, debugFlags, rlimits, mountExternal, seInfo, niceName, fdsToClose,
                   fdsToIgnore, instructionSet, appDataDir);
@@ -144,6 +146,8 @@
     public static int forkSystemServer(int uid, int gid, int[] gids, int debugFlags,
             int[][] rlimits, long permittedCapabilities, long effectiveCapabilities) {
         VM_HOOKS.preFork();
+        // Resets nice priority for zygote process.
+        resetNicePriority();
         int pid = nativeForkSystemServer(
                 uid, gid, gids, debugFlags, rlimits, permittedCapabilities, effectiveCapabilities);
         // Enable tracing as soon as we enter the system_server.
@@ -174,9 +178,13 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Resets this process' priority to the default value (0).
+     * Resets the calling thread priority to the default value (Thread.NORM_PRIORITY
+     * or nice value 0). This updates both the priority value in java.lang.Thread and
+     * the nice value (setpriority).
      */
-    native static void nativeResetNicePriority();
+    static void resetNicePriority() {
+        Thread.currentThread().setPriority(Thread.NORM_PRIORITY);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Executes "/system/bin/sh -c &lt;command&gt;" using the exec() system call.