diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index b39248325541..7405e384e5ed 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -1259,6 +1259,8 @@ static int irq_thread(void *data)
 	irqreturn_t (*handler_fn)(struct irq_desc *desc,
 			struct irqaction *action);
 
+	sched_set_fifo(current);
+
 	if (force_irqthreads() && test_bit(IRQTF_FORCED_THREAD,
 					   &action->thread_flags))
 		handler_fn = irq_forced_thread_fn;
@@ -1424,8 +1426,6 @@ setup_irq_thread(struct irqaction *new, unsigned int irq, bool secondary)
 	if (IS_ERR(t))
 		return PTR_ERR(t);
 
-	sched_set_fifo(t);
-
 	/*
 	 * We keep the reference to the task struct even if
 	 * the thread dies to avoid that the interrupt code