1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/mm/kmemleak.c b/mm/kmemleak.c
index e766e1da09d2..60065531f60c 100644
--- a/mm/kmemleak.c
+++ b/mm/kmemleak.c
@@ -1039,6 +1039,7 @@ static int kmemleak_scan_thread(void *arg)
         static int first_run = 1;
 
         pr_info("Automatic memory scanning thread started\n");
+        set_user_nice(current, 10);
 
         /*
          * Wait before the first scan to allow the system to fully initialize.