diff --git a/dts/bindings/ipc/zephyr,ipc-openamp-static-vrings.yaml b/dts/bindings/ipc/zephyr,ipc-openamp-static-vrings.yaml
index 934ffdb8bfe..547f9eff55f 100644
--- a/dts/bindings/ipc/zephyr,ipc-openamp-static-vrings.yaml
+++ b/dts/bindings/ipc/zephyr,ipc-openamp-static-vrings.yaml
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@ properties:
       or for K_PRIO_PREEMPT(2)
         priority = <2 PRIO_PREEMPT>;
 
-      When this property is missing a default priority of 0 is assumed.
+      When this property is missing a default priority of <0 PRIO_COOP> is
+      assumed.
diff --git a/subsys/ipc/ipc_service/backends/ipc_rpmsg_static_vrings.c b/subsys/ipc/ipc_service/backends/ipc_rpmsg_static_vrings.c
index b2342296295..b67e3b6ab8c 100644
--- a/subsys/ipc/ipc_service/backends/ipc_rpmsg_static_vrings.c
+++ b/subsys/ipc/ipc_service/backends/ipc_rpmsg_static_vrings.c
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ static int backend_init(const struct device *instance)
 			   (0)),							\
 		.wq_prio_type = COND_CODE_1(DT_INST_NODE_HAS_PROP(i, zephyr_priority),	\
 			   (DT_INST_PROP_BY_IDX(i, zephyr_priority, 1)),		\
-			   (PRIO_PREEMPT)),						\
+			   (PRIO_COOP)),						\
 		.id = i,								\
 	};										\
 											\