diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/procps/procps_3.3.12.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/procps/procps_3.3.12.bb
index 1f793b9cac..adabd75761 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/procps/procps_3.3.12.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/procps/procps_3.3.12.bb
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ base_bindir_progs += "kill pidof ps watch"
 base_sbindir_progs += "sysctl"
 
 ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "200"
+ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY[pidof] = "150"
 
 ALTERNATIVE_${PN} = "${bindir_progs} ${base_bindir_progs} ${base_sbindir_progs}"