diff --git a/.murdock b/.murdock
index a64e87865a..ef067982bb 100755
--- a/.murdock
+++ b/.murdock
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ get_compile_jobs() {
 
     get_apps | \
         maybe_filter_changed_apps | \
-        dwqc ${DWQ_ENV} -s \
+        dwqc ${DWQ_ENV} --queue default-first -s \
         ${DWQ_JOBID:+--subjob} \
         "$0 get_app_board_toolchain_pairs \${1} $0 compile"
 }