diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
index d0cf1e100e..5384413847 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUThread.cpp
@@ -479,6 +479,8 @@ namespace cpu_counter
 
 void cpu_thread::operator()()
 {
+	thread_ctrl::scoped_priority stock_prio(0);
+
 	const auto old_prefix = g_tls_log_prefix;
 
 	g_tls_this_thread = this;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
index eb92f8e6f4..b86cde77b9 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
@@ -3413,10 +3413,8 @@ extern void ppu_precompile(std::vector<std::string>& dir_queue, std::vector<ppu_
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 		pthread_jit_write_protect_np(false);
 #endif
-#ifdef _WIN32
 		// Set low priority
 		thread_ctrl::scoped_priority low_prio(-1);
-#endif
 
 		for (usz func_i = fnext++; func_i < file_queue.size(); func_i = fnext++, g_progr_fdone++)
 		{
@@ -3530,10 +3528,8 @@ extern void ppu_precompile(std::vector<std::string>& dir_queue, std::vector<ppu_
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 		pthread_jit_write_protect_np(false);
 #endif
-#ifdef _WIN32
 		// Set low priority
 		thread_ctrl::scoped_priority low_prio(-1);
-#endif
 
 		auto slice = possible_exec_file_paths.pop_all();
 
@@ -4243,10 +4239,8 @@ bool ppu_initialize(const ppu_module& info, bool check_only)
 
 		named_thread_group threads(fmt::format("PPUW.%u.", ++g_fxo->get<thread_index_allocator>().index), thread_count, [&]()
 		{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-		// Set low priority
-		thread_ctrl::scoped_priority low_prio(-1);
-#endif
+			// Set low priority
+			thread_ctrl::scoped_priority low_prio(-1);
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 			pthread_jit_write_protect_np(false);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
index 76ae5c0470..211805cc4d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
@@ -660,10 +660,8 @@ void spu_cache::initialize()
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 		pthread_jit_write_protect_np(false);
 #endif
-#ifdef _WIN32
 		// Set low priority
 		thread_ctrl::scoped_priority low_prio(-1);
-#endif
 
 		// Initialize compiler instances for parallel compilation
 		std::unique_ptr<spu_recompiler_base> compiler;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLPipelineCompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLPipelineCompiler.cpp
index 6852214dbd..19dc24f81d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLPipelineCompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLPipelineCompiler.cpp
@@ -38,10 +38,8 @@ namespace gl
 
 	void pipe_compiler::operator()()
 	{
-#ifndef _WIN32
-		// Set low priority
-		thread_ctrl::scoped_priority low_prio(-1);
-#endif
+		thread_ctrl::scoped_priority stock_prio(0);
+		
 		while (thread_ctrl::state() != thread_state::aborting)
 		{
 			for (auto&& job : m_work_queue.pop_all())
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKPipelineCompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKPipelineCompiler.cpp
index 9e2f95277e..c34efeb7ae 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKPipelineCompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKPipelineCompiler.cpp
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@ namespace vk
 
 	void pipe_compiler::operator()()
 	{
-#ifndef _WIN32
-		// Set low priority
-		thread_ctrl::scoped_priority low_prio(-1);
-#endif
+		thread_ctrl::scoped_priority stock_prio(0);
+
 		while (thread_ctrl::state() != thread_state::aborting)
 		{
 			for (auto&& job : m_work_queue.pop_all())