Index: kernel/generic/src/proc/thread.c
===================================================================
--- kernel/generic/src/proc/thread.c	(revision 3fa4e22a35608a0c87e62b58f4585811b6d8533e)
+++ kernel/generic/src/proc/thread.c	(revision 9fbdeca463412d65921b4008361598d043a9fa42)
@@ -262,5 +262,5 @@
 	thread->uncounted =
 	    ((flags & THREAD_FLAG_UNCOUNTED) == THREAD_FLAG_UNCOUNTED);
-	atomic_init(&thread->priority, -1);          /* Start in rq[0] */
+	atomic_init(&thread->priority, 0);
 	atomic_init(&thread->cpu, NULL);
 	thread->stolen = false;