diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-initramfs/conf/layer.conf b/meta-openembedded/meta-initramfs/conf/layer.conf
index 33e61d3..c63383f 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-initramfs/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-initramfs/conf/layer.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # choosing carefully how this layer interacts with all of the
 # other layers.
 
-BBFILE_PRIORITY_meta-initramfs = "8"
+BBFILE_PRIORITY_meta-initramfs = "5"
 LAYERDEPENDS_meta-initramfs = "core"
 
 LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_meta-initramfs = "kirkstone"