diff --git a/include/player.h b/include/player.h
index a7807ae0..da42aa01 100644
--- a/include/player.h
+++ b/include/player.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ enum {
 };
 
 /* thread priorities */
+#define PP_MAIN		7
 #define PP_UPDATE	6
 #define PP_SHUTDOWN	5
 #define PP_SCHED	4
diff --git a/src/lib/empthread/lwp.c b/src/lib/empthread/lwp.c
index f818cd50..2805e636 100644
--- a/src/lib/empthread/lwp.c
+++ b/src/lib/empthread/lwp.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 int
 empth_init(void **ctx, int flags)
 {
-    lwpInitSystem(7, (char **)ctx, flags);
+    lwpInitSystem(PP_MAIN, (char **)ctx, flags);
     return 0;
 }