diff --git a/src/httpconnection.cpp b/src/httpconnection.cpp
index 74a9b9e62..e61a32ca4 100644
--- a/src/httpconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/httpconnection.cpp
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ void HttpConnection::respondCommand(QString command)
     int file_id = parser.post("id").toInt();
     int priority = parser.post("priority").toInt();
     QTorrentHandle h = BTSession->getTorrentHandle(hash);
-    if(h.is_valid() && h.has_metadata() && !h.get_torrent_handle().is_seed()) {
+    if(h.is_valid() && h.has_metadata()) {
       h.file_priority(file_id, priority);
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/qtorrenthandle.cpp b/src/qtorrenthandle.cpp
index 4ab23a0d0..801d05792 100644
--- a/src/qtorrenthandle.cpp
+++ b/src/qtorrenthandle.cpp
@@ -538,7 +538,6 @@ void QTorrentHandle::move_storage(QString new_path) const {
 
 void QTorrentHandle::file_priority(int index, int priority) const {
   Q_ASSERT(h.is_valid());
-  if(is_seed()) return;
   h.file_priority(index, priority);
 }