diff --git a/contrib/systemd/osmo-mgw.service b/contrib/systemd/osmo-mgw.service
index 57984912f..13c85158d 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/osmo-mgw.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/osmo-mgw.service
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ WorkingDirectory=%S/osmocom
 Restart=always
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/osmo-mgw -s -c /etc/osmocom/osmo-mgw.cfg
 RestartSec=2
+# CPU scheduling policy:
+CPUSchedulingPolicy=rr
+# For real-time scheduling policies an integer between 1 (lowest priority) and 99 (highest priority):
+CPUSchedulingPriority=1
+# See sched(7) for further details on real-time policies and priorities
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target