diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c
index d580adcad92..bb1d5cf3044 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ xpc_activating(void *__partid)
 	partid_t partid = (u64) __partid;
 	struct xpc_partition *part = &xpc_partitions[partid];
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
-	struct sched_param param = { sched_priority: MAX_USER_RT_PRIO - 1 };
+	struct sched_param param = { sched_priority: MAX_RT_PRIO - 1 };
 	int ret;
 
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index a5fb654ea59..a646e4f36c4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -3486,7 +3486,7 @@ static void __setscheduler(struct task_struct *p, int policy, int prio)
 	p->policy = policy;
 	p->rt_priority = prio;
 	if (policy != SCHED_NORMAL)
-		p->prio = MAX_USER_RT_PRIO-1 - p->rt_priority;
+		p->prio = MAX_RT_PRIO-1 - p->rt_priority;
 	else
 		p->prio = p->static_prio;
 }
@@ -3518,7 +3518,8 @@ recheck:
 	 * 1..MAX_USER_RT_PRIO-1, valid priority for SCHED_NORMAL is 0.
 	 */
 	if (param->sched_priority < 0 ||
-	    param->sched_priority > MAX_USER_RT_PRIO-1)
+	    (p->mm &&  param->sched_priority > MAX_USER_RT_PRIO-1) ||
+	    (!p->mm && param->sched_priority > MAX_RT_PRIO-1))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if ((policy == SCHED_NORMAL) != (param->sched_priority == 0))
 		return -EINVAL;