diff --git a/atom/browser/atom_download_manager_delegate.cc b/atom/browser/atom_download_manager_delegate.cc
index db09156f0149..9347ac30f14e 100644
--- a/atom/browser/atom_download_manager_delegate.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/atom_download_manager_delegate.cc
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ bool AtomDownloadManagerDelegate::DetermineDownloadTarget(
 
   base::PostTaskWithTraitsAndReplyWithResult(
       FROM_HERE,
-      {base::MayBlock(), base::TaskPriority::BACKGROUND,
+      {base::MayBlock(), base::TaskPriority::BEST_EFFORT,
        base::TaskShutdownBehavior::SKIP_ON_SHUTDOWN},
       base::BindOnce(&CreateDownloadPath, download->GetURL(),
                      download->GetContentDisposition(),