diff --git a/src/switch_core.c b/src/switch_core.c
index 87bea30777..30e33781d4 100644
--- a/src/switch_core.c
+++ b/src/switch_core.c
@@ -608,6 +608,9 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_core_set_globals(void)
 
 static int32_t set_priority(void)
 {
+#ifdef WIN32
+	SetPriorityClass(GetCurrentProcess(), HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS);
+#else
 #ifdef USE_SCHED_SETSCHEDULER
 	/*
 	 * Try to use a round-robin scheduler
@@ -637,7 +640,7 @@ static int32_t set_priority(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 #endif
-
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }