diff --git a/modules/lang/org/config.el b/modules/lang/org/config.el
index 0c539bbe3..ba2d140ed 100644
--- a/modules/lang/org/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/org/config.el
@@ -118,7 +118,11 @@ Is relative to `org-directory', unless it is absolute. Is used in Doom's default
           (?C . success))
         org-startup-indented t
         org-tags-column 0
-        org-use-sub-superscripts '{})
+        org-use-sub-superscripts '{}
+        ;; HACK Speed up regexp for priority faces by making it a little less
+        ;;      greedy than the default.
+        ;; REVIEW May be upstreamed at some point. Keep an eye out.
+        org-priority-regexp "^\\*+.*\\(\\[#\\([A-Z0-9]+\\)\\] ?\\)")
 
   (setq org-refile-targets
         '((nil :maxlevel . 3)