diff --git a/libs/apr/.update b/libs/apr/.update
index d5bc43d9d4..4452df8ef3 100644
--- a/libs/apr/.update
+++ b/libs/apr/.update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Mon Sep 27 13:15:54 CDT 2010
+Thu Sep 27 13:36:14 CDT 2012
diff --git a/libs/apr/include/arch/unix/apr_arch_threadproc.h b/libs/apr/include/arch/unix/apr_arch_threadproc.h
index 6b0180234d..bd9359a49f 100644
--- a/libs/apr/include/arch/unix/apr_arch_threadproc.h
+++ b/libs/apr/include/arch/unix/apr_arch_threadproc.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct apr_thread_t {
 struct apr_threadattr_t {
     apr_pool_t *pool;
     pthread_attr_t attr;
+	int priority;
 };
 
 struct apr_threadkey_t {
diff --git a/libs/apr/threadproc/unix/thread.c b/libs/apr/threadproc/unix/thread.c
index 28fcef0aef..9a56e55405 100644
--- a/libs/apr/threadproc/unix/thread.c
+++ b/libs/apr/threadproc/unix/thread.c
@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ APR_DECLARE(apr_status_t) apr_thread_create(apr_thread_t **new,
     }
 
     if ((stat = pthread_create((*new)->td, temp, dummy_worker, (*new))) == 0) {
+		if (attr->priority) {
+			pthread_t *thread = (*new)->td;
+			pthread_setschedprio(*thread, attr->priority);
+		}
+
         return APR_SUCCESS;
     }
     else {
diff --git a/src/switch_apr.c b/src/switch_apr.c
index c854c97617..dfb56d5390 100644
--- a/src/switch_apr.c
+++ b/src/switch_apr.c
@@ -633,25 +633,16 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_threadattr_stacksize_set(switch_threadatt
 struct apr_threadattr_t {
 	apr_pool_t *pool;
 	pthread_attr_t attr;
+	int priority;
 };
 #endif
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_threadattr_priority_increase(switch_threadattr_t *attr)
 {
-	int stat = 0;
 #ifndef WIN32
-	struct sched_param param;
-	struct apr_threadattr_t *myattr = attr;
-
-	pthread_attr_getschedparam(&myattr->attr, &param);
-	param.sched_priority = 1;
-	stat = pthread_attr_setschedparam(&myattr->attr, &param);
-
-	if (stat == 0) {
-		return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-	}
+	attr->priority = 10;
 #endif
-	return stat;
+	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static char TT_KEY[] = "1";