diff --git a/wireless/bluetooth/nimble/Kconfig b/wireless/bluetooth/nimble/Kconfig
index 995ed2bb6..e72a01626 100644
--- a/wireless/bluetooth/nimble/Kconfig
+++ b/wireless/bluetooth/nimble/Kconfig
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ config NIMBLE
     host-layer stack.
 
 if NIMBLE
-  config NIMBLE_REF
+config NIMBLE_STACKSIZE
+	int "nimble stack size"
+	default DEFAULT_TASK_STACKSIZE
+
+config NIMBLE_REF
   string "Version"
   default "cd8ab38c3da91b71dd428979153a408f38d3b02e"
   ---help---
diff --git a/wireless/bluetooth/nimble/Makefile b/wireless/bluetooth/nimble/Makefile
index 743ccd2dc..f0b9fd7f6 100644
--- a/wireless/bluetooth/nimble/Makefile
+++ b/wireless/bluetooth/nimble/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 include $(APPDIR)/Make.defs
 
 PRIORITY  = 255
-STACKSIZE = 16384
+STACKSIZE = $(CONFIG_NIMBLE_STACKSIZE)
 
 NIMBLE_UNPACKDIR = mynewt-nimble
 NIMBLE_ROOT = $(APPDIR)/wireless/bluetooth/nimble/$(NIMBLE_UNPACKDIR)