1 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/cpukit/score/src/scheduleredfupdate.c b/cpukit/score/src/scheduleredfupdate.c
index dfa2e81281..5d475fe5f1 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/src/scheduleredfupdate.c
+++ b/cpukit/score/src/scheduleredfupdate.c
@@ -26,16 +26,13 @@ void _Scheduler_EDF_Update_priority(
   Priority_Control         new_priority
 )
 {
-  Scheduler_EDF_Node *node = _Scheduler_EDF_Thread_get_node( the_thread );
+  Scheduler_EDF_Node *node;
 
-  (void) scheduler;
-  (void) new_priority;
+  node = _Scheduler_EDF_Thread_get_node( the_thread );
 
-  if (node->queue_state == SCHEDULER_EDF_QUEUE_STATE_NEVER_HAS_BEEN) {
-    /* Shifts the priority to the region of background tasks. */
-    the_thread->Start.initial_priority |= (SCHEDULER_EDF_PRIO_MSB);
-    the_thread->real_priority    = the_thread->Start.initial_priority;
-    the_thread->current_priority = the_thread->Start.initial_priority;
-    node->queue_state = SCHEDULER_EDF_QUEUE_STATE_NOT_PRESENTLY;
+  if ( ( new_priority & SCHEDULER_EDF_PRIO_MSB ) != 0 ) {
+    node->background_priority = new_priority;
   }
+
+  node->current_priority = new_priority;
 }