diff --git a/include/limits.h b/include/limits.h
index 4e4e59312f..98b7dc724e 100644
--- a/include/limits.h
+++ b/include/limits.h
@@ -281,10 +281,10 @@
 #define NL_TEXTMAX _POSIX2_LINE_MAX
 
 /* NZERO
- *   Default process priority. Minimum Acceptable Value: 128
+ *   Default process priority. Minimum Acceptable Value: 100
  */
 
-#define NZERO 128
+#define NZERO SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT
 
 /* Required for asynchronous I/O */
 
diff --git a/include/pthread.h b/include/pthread.h
index 639badd12f..d7d01c2c89 100644
--- a/include/pthread.h
+++ b/include/pthread.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 
 /* Default priority */
 
-#define PTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY      100
+#define PTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY      SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT
 
 /* Cancellation states used by pthread_setcancelstate() */