diff --git a/sys/dev/acpica/acpi.c b/sys/dev/acpica/acpi.c
index 9196c446ae8..7d1fc10afb9 100644
--- a/sys/dev/acpica/acpi.c
+++ b/sys/dev/acpica/acpi.c
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ acpi_attach(device_t dev)
 
     /* Register our shutdown handler. */
     EVENTHANDLER_REGISTER(shutdown_final, acpi_shutdown_final, sc,
-	SHUTDOWN_PRI_LAST);
+	SHUTDOWN_PRI_LAST + 150);
 
     /*
      * Register our acpi event handlers.
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c b/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c
index ea86a7e24d0..149a9456173 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c
@@ -264,10 +264,10 @@ shutdown_conf(void *unused)
 
 	EVENTHANDLER_REGISTER(shutdown_final, poweroff_wait, NULL,
 	    SHUTDOWN_PRI_FIRST);
-	EVENTHANDLER_REGISTER(shutdown_final, shutdown_halt, NULL,
-	    SHUTDOWN_PRI_LAST + 100);
 	EVENTHANDLER_REGISTER(shutdown_final, shutdown_panic, NULL,
 	    SHUTDOWN_PRI_LAST + 100);
+	EVENTHANDLER_REGISTER(shutdown_final, shutdown_halt, NULL,
+	    SHUTDOWN_PRI_LAST + 200);
 }
 
 SYSINIT(shutdown_conf, SI_SUB_INTRINSIC, SI_ORDER_ANY, shutdown_conf, NULL);