diff --git a/src/threads/synch.c b/src/threads/synch.c
index f8e6dd3..09fc71f 100644
--- a/src/threads/synch.c
+++ b/src/threads/synch.c
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 #include "threads/interrupt.h"
 #include "threads/thread.h"
 
+static bool
+priority_less (const struct list_elem *a_, const struct list_elem *b_,
+               void *aux UNUSED);
+
 /* Initializes semaphore SEMA to VALUE.  A semaphore is a
    nonnegative integer along with two atomic operators for
    manipulating it:
@@ -114,13 +118,13 @@ sema_up (struct semaphore *sema)
 
   old_level = intr_disable ();
   if (!list_empty (&sema->waiters))
-  {
-    /* Enforces wake-up of the highest priority thread waiting for the
-       semaphore. */
-    struct list_elem *e = list_min (&sema->waiters, priority_more, NULL);
-    list_remove (e);
-    thread_unblock (list_entry (e, struct thread, elem));
-  }
+    {
+      /* Enforces wake-up of the highest priority thread waiting for the
+         semaphore. */
+      struct list_elem *e = list_max (&sema->waiters, priority_less, NULL);
+      list_remove (e);
+      thread_unblock (list_entry (e, struct thread, elem));
+    }
   sema->value++;
   intr_set_level (old_level);
 
@@ -364,6 +368,19 @@ struct semaphore_elem
     struct semaphore semaphore;         /* This semaphore. */
   };
 
+/* Function that compares the two threads associated with the provided
+   pointers to their 'elem' member. Returns true if the thread associated
+   with a_ has a lower priority than that of b_. */
+static bool
+priority_less (const struct list_elem *a_, const struct list_elem *b_,
+               void *aux UNUSED)
+{
+  struct thread *a = list_entry (a_, struct thread, elem);
+  struct thread *b = list_entry (b_, struct thread, elem);
+
+  return a->priority < b->priority;
+}
+
 /* Function that compares the two *semaphores* associated with the provided
    list_elem structures. [i.e., takes list_elem of semaphore_elem, and]
    Returns true if the thread associated with the semaphore associated with a_
diff --git a/src/threads/thread.c b/src/threads/thread.c
index 9e2fa41..d488677 100644
--- a/src/threads/thread.c
+++ b/src/threads/thread.c
@@ -261,7 +261,11 @@ thread_create (const char *name, int priority,
 
   /* Add to run queue. */
   thread_unblock (t);
-  thread_yield ();
+
+  /* Yield if the newly created thread has higher priority than the current
+     thread. */
+  if (t->priority > thread_current ()->priority)
+    thread_yield ();
 
   return tid;
 }