diff --git a/cmds/installd/commands.c b/cmds/installd/commands.c
index c25af59..f70ce1c 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/commands.c
+++ b/cmds/installd/commands.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <sys/capability.h>
 #include "installd.h"
+#include <cutils/sched_policy.h>
 #include <diskusage/dirsize.h>
 #include <selinux/android.h>
 
@@ -644,7 +645,7 @@
     sprintf(instruction_set_arg, "--instruction-set=%s", instruction_set);
     sprintf(output_oat_fd_arg, "--output-oat-fd=%d", oat_fd);
     sprintf(input_oat_fd_arg, "--input-oat-fd=%d", input_fd);
-    ALOGE("Running %s isa=%s in-fd=%d (%s) out-fd=%d (%s)\n",
+    ALOGV("Running %s isa=%s in-fd=%d (%s) out-fd=%d (%s)\n",
           PATCHOAT_BIN, instruction_set, input_fd, input_file_name, oat_fd, output_file_name);
 
     /* patchoat, patched-image-location, no-lock, isa, input-fd, output-fd */
@@ -939,6 +940,10 @@
             ALOGE("capset failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
             exit(66);
         }
+        if (set_sched_policy(0, SP_BACKGROUND) < 0) {
+            ALOGE("set_sched_policy failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+            exit(70);
+        }
         if (flock(out_fd, LOCK_EX | LOCK_NB) != 0) {
             ALOGE("flock(%s) failed: %s\n", out_path, strerror(errno));
             exit(67);