return r;
 }
+
+enum amdgpu_ring_priority_level amdgpu_vcn_get_enc_ring_prio(int ring)
+{
+       switch(ring) {
+       case 0:
+               return AMDGPU_RING_PRIO_0;
+       case 1:
+               return AMDGPU_RING_PRIO_1;
+       case 2:
+               return AMDGPU_RING_PRIO_2;
+       default:
+               return AMDGPU_RING_PRIO_0;
+       }
+}
 
 int amdgpu_vcn_enc_ring_test_ring(struct amdgpu_ring *ring);
 int amdgpu_vcn_enc_ring_test_ib(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, long timeout);
 
+enum amdgpu_ring_priority_level amdgpu_vcn_get_enc_ring_prio(int ring);
+
 #endif
 
                SOC15_REG_OFFSET(UVD, 0, mmUVD_NO_OP);
 
        for (i = 0; i < adev->vcn.num_enc_rings; ++i) {
+               enum amdgpu_ring_priority_level hw_prio = amdgpu_vcn_get_enc_ring_prio(i);
+
                ring = &adev->vcn.inst->ring_enc[i];
                sprintf(ring->name, "vcn_enc%d", i);
                r = amdgpu_ring_init(adev, ring, 512, &adev->vcn.inst->irq, 0,
-                                    AMDGPU_RING_PRIO_DEFAULT, NULL);
+                                    hw_prio, NULL);
                if (r)
                        return r;
        }
 
        adev->vcn.inst->external.nop = SOC15_REG_OFFSET(UVD, 0, mmUVD_NO_OP);
 
        for (i = 0; i < adev->vcn.num_enc_rings; ++i) {
+               enum amdgpu_ring_priority_level hw_prio = amdgpu_vcn_get_enc_ring_prio(i);
+
                ring = &adev->vcn.inst->ring_enc[i];
                ring->use_doorbell = true;
                if (!amdgpu_sriov_vf(adev))
                        ring->doorbell_index = (adev->doorbell_index.vcn.vcn_ring0_1 << 1) + 1 + i;
                sprintf(ring->name, "vcn_enc%d", i);
                r = amdgpu_ring_init(adev, ring, 512, &adev->vcn.inst->irq, 0,
-                                    AMDGPU_RING_PRIO_DEFAULT, NULL);
+                                    hw_prio, NULL);
                if (r)
                        return r;
        }
 
                        return r;
 
                for (i = 0; i < adev->vcn.num_enc_rings; ++i) {
+                       enum amdgpu_ring_priority_level hw_prio = amdgpu_vcn_get_enc_ring_prio(i);
+
                        ring = &adev->vcn.inst[j].ring_enc[i];
                        ring->use_doorbell = true;
 
                        sprintf(ring->name, "vcn_enc_%d.%d", j, i);
                        r = amdgpu_ring_init(adev, ring, 512,
                                             &adev->vcn.inst[j].irq, 0,
-                                            AMDGPU_RING_PRIO_DEFAULT, NULL);
+                                            hw_prio, NULL);
                        if (r)
                                return r;
                }
 
                        return r;
 
                for (j = 0; j < adev->vcn.num_enc_rings; ++j) {
+                       enum amdgpu_ring_priority_level hw_prio = amdgpu_vcn_get_enc_ring_prio(j);
+
                        /* VCN ENC TRAP */
                        r = amdgpu_irq_add_id(adev, amdgpu_ih_clientid_vcns[i],
                                j + VCN_2_0__SRCID__UVD_ENC_GENERAL_PURPOSE, &adev->vcn.inst[i].irq);
                        }
                        sprintf(ring->name, "vcn_enc_%d.%d", i, j);
                        r = amdgpu_ring_init(adev, ring, 512, &adev->vcn.inst[i].irq, 0,
-                                            AMDGPU_RING_PRIO_DEFAULT,
-                                            &adev->vcn.inst[i].sched_score);
+                                            hw_prio, &adev->vcn.inst[i].sched_score);
                        if (r)
                                return r;
                }