diff --git a/esphome/components/i2s_audio/speaker/i2s_audio_speaker.cpp b/esphome/components/i2s_audio/speaker/i2s_audio_speaker.cpp
index e729cdf954..95e63035fe 100644
--- a/esphome/components/i2s_audio/speaker/i2s_audio_speaker.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/i2s_audio/speaker/i2s_audio_speaker.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void I2SAudioSpeaker::start_() {
   }
   this->state_ = speaker::STATE_RUNNING;
 
-  xTaskCreate(I2SAudioSpeaker::player_task, "speaker_task", 8192, (void *) this, 0, &this->player_task_handle_);
+  xTaskCreate(I2SAudioSpeaker::player_task, "speaker_task", 8192, (void *) this, 1, &this->player_task_handle_);
 }
 
 void I2SAudioSpeaker::player_task(void *params) {