1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index e952a1394d26..d680381b0e9c 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart watchdog_timer_fn(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
  */
 static int watchdog(void *unused)
 {
-        static struct sched_param param = { .sched_priority = MAX_RT_PRIO-1 };
+        struct sched_param param = { .sched_priority = MAX_RT_PRIO-1 };
         struct hrtimer *hrtimer = &__raw_get_cpu_var(watchdog_hrtimer);
 
         sched_setscheduler(current, SCHED_FIFO, &param);
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ static int watchdog(void *unused)
                 set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
         }
         __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
-
+        param.sched_priority = 0;
+        sched_setscheduler(current, SCHED_NORMAL, &param);
         return 0;
 }