diff --git a/conf/layer.conf b/conf/layer.conf
index a9d664e55df0..5e1f7f223cc7 100644
--- a/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/conf/layer.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb ${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bbappend"
 
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "lts-linux-firmware-mixin"
 BBFILE_PATTERN_lts-linux-firmware-mixin = "^${LAYERDIR}/"
-BBFILE_PRIORITY_lts-linux-firmware-mixin = "6"
+# Use the same priority as OE-Core so that DEFAULT_PREFERENCE works
+BBFILE_PRIORITY_lts-linux-firmware-mixin = "5"
 
 LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_lts-linux-firmware-mixin = "wrynose"