diff --git a/src/gtimer/gtimer.c b/src/gtimer/gtimer.c
index 25b7d804..7425f65d 100644
--- a/src/gtimer/gtimer.c
+++ b/src/gtimer/gtimer.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void gtimerStart(GTimer *pt, GTimerFunction fn, void *param, bool_t periodic, de
 	
 	// Start our thread if not already going
 	if (!hThread) {
-		hThread = gfxThreadCreate(waTimerThread, sizeof(waTimerThread), GTIMER_PRIORITY, GTimerThreadHandler, NULL);
+		hThread = gfxThreadCreate(waTimerThread, sizeof(waTimerThread), GTIMER_THREAD_PRIORITY, GTimerThreadHandler, NULL);
 		if (hThread) gfxThreadClose(hThread);		// We never really need the handle again
 	}