diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
index 3ffe4ff49aa7..4b1f7c966ec8 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
@@ -139,11 +139,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdio_signal_irq);
 static int sdio_irq_thread(void *_host)
 {
 	struct mmc_host *host = _host;
-	struct sched_param param = { .sched_priority = 1 };
 	unsigned long period, idle_period;
 	int ret;
 
-	sched_setscheduler(current, SCHED_FIFO, &param);
+	sched_set_fifo_low(current);
 
 	/*
 	 * We want to allow for SDIO cards to work even on non SDIO