diff --git a/doc/releases/migration-guide-4.1.rst b/doc/releases/migration-guide-4.1.rst
index 04eabfdcd34..6fc151701a2 100644
--- a/doc/releases/migration-guide-4.1.rst
+++ b/doc/releases/migration-guide-4.1.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ Trusted Firmware-M
 LVGL
 ====
 
+* The config option :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_LV_Z_FLUSH_THREAD_PRIO` is now called
+  :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_LV_Z_FLUSH_THREAD_PRIORITY` and its value is now interpreted as an
+  absolute priority instead of a cooperative one.
+
 Device Drivers and Devicetree
 *****************************
 
diff --git a/modules/lvgl/Kconfig b/modules/lvgl/Kconfig
index 932df9e55d9..5345e2a7d58 100644
--- a/modules/lvgl/Kconfig
+++ b/modules/lvgl/Kconfig
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ config LV_Z_FLUSH_THREAD_STACK_SIZE
 	help
 	  Stack size for LVGL flush thread, which will call display_write
 
-config LV_Z_FLUSH_THREAD_PRIO
+config LV_Z_FLUSH_THREAD_PRIORITY
 	int "LVGL flush thread priority"
-	default 0
+	default -1
 	help
-	  Cooperative priority of LVGL flush thread.
+	  Priority of LVGL flush thread.
 
 endif # LV_Z_FLUSH_THREAD
 
diff --git a/modules/lvgl/lvgl_display.c b/modules/lvgl/lvgl_display.c
index 39f3da1f795..12f84725008 100644
--- a/modules/lvgl/lvgl_display.c
+++ b/modules/lvgl/lvgl_display.c
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ void lvgl_flush_thread_entry(void *arg1, void *arg2, void *arg3)
 	}
 }
 
-K_THREAD_DEFINE(lvgl_flush_thread, CONFIG_LV_Z_FLUSH_THREAD_STACK_SIZE,
-		lvgl_flush_thread_entry, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-		K_PRIO_COOP(CONFIG_LV_Z_FLUSH_THREAD_PRIO), 0, 0);
+K_THREAD_DEFINE(lvgl_flush_thread, CONFIG_LV_Z_FLUSH_THREAD_STACK_SIZE, lvgl_flush_thread_entry,
+		NULL, NULL, NULL, CONFIG_LV_Z_FLUSH_THREAD_PRIORITY, 0, 0);
 
 
 void lvgl_wait_cb(lv_disp_drv_t *disp_drv)