diff --git a/src/OpenThreads/pthreads/PThread.cpp b/src/OpenThreads/pthreads/PThread.cpp
index ab62064b8..527ed13a2 100644
--- a/src/OpenThreads/pthreads/PThread.cpp
+++ b/src/OpenThreads/pthreads/PThread.cpp
@@ -671,15 +671,16 @@ int Thread::start() {
     status = pthread_attr_setinheritsched( &thread_attr,
                        PTHREAD_EXPLICIT_SCHED );
 
-    pthread_attr_setscope(&thread_attr, PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM);
-
-#endif // ] ALLOW_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING
-
     if(status != 0)
     {
         return status;
     }
 
+    pthread_attr_setscope(&thread_attr, PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM);
+
+#endif // ] ALLOW_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING
+
+
     pd->threadStartedBlock.reset();
 
     status = pthread_create(&(pd->tid), &thread_attr,