diff --git a/releng.control/ant_low_priority.sh b/releng.control/ant_low_priority.sh
index 44efffc..c683065 100644
--- a/releng.control/ant_low_priority.sh
+++ b/releng.control/ant_low_priority.sh
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
 fi
 
 
-echo "Running ant at priority +12"
-exec nice --adjustment 12 "${RELENG_CONTROL}/ant.sh" "$@"
+echo "Running ant at priority +10"
+exec nice --adjustment 10 "${RELENG_CONTROL}/ant.sh" "$@"
diff --git a/releng.control/ant_med_priority.sh b/releng.control/ant_med_priority.sh
index d6acfda..3c5a701 100644
--- a/releng.control/ant_med_priority.sh
+++ b/releng.control/ant_med_priority.sh
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
 fi
 
 
-echo "Running ant at priority +8"
-exec nice --adjustment 8 "${RELENG_CONTROL}/ant.sh" "$@"
+echo "Running ant at priority +3"
+exec nice --adjustment 3 "${RELENG_CONTROL}/ant.sh" "$@"