diff --git a/lib/libutil/login_class.c b/lib/libutil/login_class.c
--- a/lib/libutil/login_class.c
+++ b/lib/libutil/login_class.c
@@ -438,6 +438,61 @@
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * Private function to set process priority.
+ */
+static void
+setclasspriority(login_cap_t * const lc, struct passwd const * const pwd)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Make it unlikely that someone would input our default sentinel
+	 * (which indicates no specification).
+	 */
+	rlim_t const def_val = INT64_MIN + 1, err_val = INT64_MIN;
+	rlim_t p = login_getcapnum(lc, "priority", def_val, err_val);
+	int rc;
+
+	if (p == def_val)
+		return;
+
+	/* Invariant: 'lc' != NULL from here. */
+
+	if (p == err_val) {
+		syslog(LOG_WARNING,
+		    "%s%s%sLogin class '%s': "
+		    "Invalid priority specification: '%s'",
+		    pwd ? "Login '" : "",
+		    pwd ? pwd->pw_name : "",
+		    pwd ? "': " : "",
+		    lc->lc_class,
+		    login_getcapstr(lc, "priority", "", ""));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (p > PRIO_MAX) {
+		struct rtprio rtp;
+		rtp.type = RTP_PRIO_IDLE;
+		p += RTP_PRIO_MIN - (PRIO_MAX + 1);
+		rtp.prio = p > RTP_PRIO_MAX ? RTP_PRIO_MAX : p;
+		rc = rtprio(RTP_SET, 0, &rtp);
+	} else if (p < PRIO_MIN) {
+		struct rtprio rtp;
+		rtp.type = RTP_PRIO_REALTIME;
+		p += RTP_PRIO_MAX - (PRIO_MIN - 1);
+		rtp.prio = p < RTP_PRIO_MIN ? RTP_PRIO_MIN : p;
+		rc = rtprio(RTP_SET, 0, &rtp);
+	} else
+		rc = setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, (int)p);
+
+	if (rc != 0)
+		syslog(LOG_WARNING,
+		    "%s%s%sLogin class '%s': "
+		    "Setting priority failed: %m",
+		    pwd ? "Login '" : "",
+		    pwd ? pwd->pw_name : "",
+		    pwd ? "': " : "",
+		    lc->lc_class);
+}
 
 /*
  * setusercontext()
@@ -472,53 +527,8 @@
 	flags &= ~(LOGIN_SETGROUP | LOGIN_SETLOGIN | LOGIN_SETMAC);
 
     /* Set the process priority */
-    if (flags & LOGIN_SETPRIORITY) {
-	/*
-	 * Make it unlikely that someone would input our default sentinel
-	 * (which indicates no specification).
-	 */
-	rlim_t const def_val = INT64_MIN + 1, err_val = INT64_MIN;
-	rlim_t p = login_getcapnum(lc, "priority", def_val, err_val);
-	int rc;
-
-	if (p != def_val) {
-	    /* Invariant: 'lc' != NULL from here. */
-	    if (p == err_val) {
-		syslog(LOG_WARNING,
-		       "%s%s%sLogin class '%s': "
-		       "Invalid priority specification: '%s'",
-		       pwd ? "Login '" : "",
-		       pwd ? pwd->pw_name : "",
-		       pwd ? "': " : "",
-		       lc->lc_class,
-		       login_getcapstr(lc, "priority", "", ""));
-	    } else {
-		if (p > PRIO_MAX) {
-		    struct rtprio rtp;
-		    rtp.type = RTP_PRIO_IDLE;
-		    p += RTP_PRIO_MIN - (PRIO_MAX + 1);
-		    rtp.prio = p > RTP_PRIO_MAX ? RTP_PRIO_MAX : p;
-		    rc = rtprio(RTP_SET, 0, &rtp);
-		} else if (p < PRIO_MIN) {
-		    struct rtprio rtp;
-		    rtp.type = RTP_PRIO_REALTIME;
-		    p += RTP_PRIO_MAX - (PRIO_MIN - 1);
-		    rtp.prio = p < RTP_PRIO_MIN ? RTP_PRIO_MIN : p;
-		    rc = rtprio(RTP_SET, 0, &rtp);
-		} else
-		    rc = setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, (int)p);
-
-		if (rc != 0)
-		    syslog(LOG_WARNING,
-			   "%s%s%sLogin class '%s': "
-			   "Setting priority failed: %m",
-			   pwd ? "Login '" : "",
-			   pwd ? pwd->pw_name : "",
-			   pwd ? "': " : "",
-			   lc->lc_class);
-	    }
-	}
-    }
+    if (flags & LOGIN_SETPRIORITY)
+	setclasspriority(lc, pwd);
 
     /* Setup the user's group permissions */
     if (flags & LOGIN_SETGROUP) {