diff --git a/src/core/manager.h b/src/core/manager.h
index 8962c5c66e..ba7c1e28c9 100644
--- a/src/core/manager.h
+++ b/src/core/manager.h
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ enum {
         EVENT_PRIORITY_TIME_ZONE        = SD_EVENT_PRIORITY_NORMAL-1,
         EVENT_PRIORITY_IPC              = SD_EVENT_PRIORITY_NORMAL,
         EVENT_PRIORITY_REWATCH_PIDS     = SD_EVENT_PRIORITY_IDLE,
-        EVENT_PRIORITY_RUN_QUEUE        = SD_EVENT_PRIORITY_IDLE,
-        EVENT_PRIORITY_SERVICE_WATCHDOG = SD_EVENT_PRIORITY_IDLE,
+        EVENT_PRIORITY_SERVICE_WATCHDOG = SD_EVENT_PRIORITY_IDLE+1,
+        EVENT_PRIORITY_RUN_QUEUE        = SD_EVENT_PRIORITY_IDLE+2,
         /* … to least important */
 };