--- src/rtaudio/RtAudio.cpp	2005-11-24 11:48:05.000000000 -0500
+++ src/rtaudio/RtAudio.cpp	2005-12-11 11:39:35.000000000 -0500
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ 
   pthread_attr_t attr;
   pthread_attr_init(&attr);
   pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
-  pthread_attr_setschedpolicy(&attr, SCHED_RR);
+  pthread_attr_setschedpolicy(&attr, SCHED_OTHER);
 
   int err = pthread_create(&(info->thread), &attr, ossCallbackHandler, &stream_.callbackInfo);
   pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
@@ -4580,7 +4580,7 @@ 
   pthread_attr_t attr;
   pthread_attr_init(&attr);
   pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
-  pthread_attr_setschedpolicy(&attr, SCHED_RR);
+  pthread_attr_setschedpolicy(&attr, SCHED_OTHER);
 
   int err = pthread_create(&info->thread, &attr, alsaCallbackHandler, &stream_.callbackInfo);
   pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
@@ -8388,7 +8388,7 @@ 
   pthread_attr_t attr;
   pthread_attr_init(&attr);
   pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
-  pthread_attr_setschedpolicy(&attr, SCHED_RR);
+  pthread_attr_setschedpolicy(&attr, SCHED_OTHER);
 
   int err = pthread_create(&info->thread, &attr, callbackHandler, &stream_.callbackInfo);
   pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);