diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_native.c b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_native.c
index 49f08c0fdf97..25f98490a60d 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_native.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/qcom_glink_native.c
@@ -1045,7 +1045,8 @@ static irqreturn_t qcom_glink_native_intr(int irq, void *data)
 			qcom_glink_rx_advance(glink, ALIGN(sizeof(msg), 8));
 			break;
 		case GLINK_CMD_OPEN:
-			ret = qcom_glink_rx_defer(glink, param2);
+			/* upper 16 bits of param2 are the "prio" field */
+			ret = qcom_glink_rx_defer(glink, param2 & 0xffff);
 			break;
 		case GLINK_CMD_TX_DATA:
 		case GLINK_CMD_TX_DATA_CONT: