diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
index 7b2d6358f432..9eb177ea30de 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
@@ -232,14 +232,15 @@ gb_connection_create_static(struct gb_host_device *hd, u16 hd_cport_id,
 					gb_request_handler_t handler)
 {
 	return _gb_connection_create(hd, hd_cport_id, NULL, NULL, 0, handler,
-					0);
+					GB_CONNECTION_FLAG_HIGH_PRIO);
 }
 
 struct gb_connection *
 gb_connection_create_control(struct gb_interface *intf)
 {
 	return _gb_connection_create(intf->hd, -1, intf, NULL, 0, NULL,
-					GB_CONNECTION_FLAG_CONTROL);
+					GB_CONNECTION_FLAG_CONTROL |
+					GB_CONNECTION_FLAG_HIGH_PRIO);
 }
 
 struct gb_connection *
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.h
index 0ea8ac8fbb8f..4d9f4c64176c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define GB_CONNECTION_FLAG_OFFLOADED	BIT(2)
 #define GB_CONNECTION_FLAG_CDSI1	BIT(3)
 #define GB_CONNECTION_FLAG_CONTROL	BIT(4)
+#define GB_CONNECTION_FLAG_HIGH_PRIO	BIT(5)
 
 #define GB_CONNECTION_FLAG_CORE_MASK	GB_CONNECTION_FLAG_CONTROL