diff --git a/app/Kconfig b/app/Kconfig
index 5aedd9d9030..8f690175ddc 100644
--- a/app/Kconfig
+++ b/app/Kconfig
@@ -490,7 +490,11 @@ if USB_DEVICE_STACK
 
 config ZMK_USB_INIT_PRIORITY
     int "USB Init Priority"
-    default 50
+    default 94
+
+config ZMK_USB_HID_INIT_PRIORITY
+    int "USB HID Init Priority"
+    default 95
 
 #USB
 endif
diff --git a/app/src/usb_hid.c b/app/src/usb_hid.c
index cd3ef920391..9db10952c95 100644
--- a/app/src/usb_hid.c
+++ b/app/src/usb_hid.c
@@ -195,4 +195,4 @@ static int zmk_usb_hid_init(void) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-SYS_INIT(zmk_usb_hid_init, APPLICATION, CONFIG_APPLICATION_INIT_PRIORITY);
+SYS_INIT(zmk_usb_hid_init, APPLICATION, CONFIG_ZMK_USB_HID_INIT_PRIORITY);