diff --git a/src/driver/record.cpp b/src/driver/record.cpp
index d99baa94b..aa7da3d1a 100644
--- a/src/driver/record.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/record.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ bool CRecordInstance::Stop(bool remove_event)
         CCamManager::getInstance()->Stop(channel_id, CCamManager::RECORD);
 
         if((autoshift && g_settings.auto_delete) /* || autoshift_delete*/) {
-                snprintf(buf,sizeof(buf), "rm -f %s.ts &", filename);
+                snprintf(buf,sizeof(buf), "nice -n 20 rm -f %s.ts &", filename);
                 system(buf);
                 snprintf(buf,sizeof(buf), "%s.xml", filename);
                 //autoshift_delete = false;
diff --git a/src/gui/moviebrowser.cpp b/src/gui/moviebrowser.cpp
index 8c523d21c..1643869ee 100644
--- a/src/gui/moviebrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/moviebrowser.cpp
@@ -2572,7 +2572,9 @@ bool CMovieBrowser::delFile_vlc(CFile& /*file*/)
 bool CMovieBrowser::delFile_std(CFile& file)
 {
 	bool result = true;
-	unlink(file.Name.c_str()); // fix: use full path
+	char buf[FILENAME_MAX]={0};
+        snprintf(buf,sizeof(buf), "nice -n 20 rm -f %s &", file.Name.c_str());
+	system(buf);
 	TRACE("  delete file: %s\r\n",file.Name.c_str());
 	return(result);
 }