diff --git a/canutils/slcan/Kconfig b/canutils/slcan/Kconfig
index 39b4eff12..04f7811fa 100644
--- a/canutils/slcan/Kconfig
+++ b/canutils/slcan/Kconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ config CANUTILS_SLCAN
 
 if CANUTILS_SLCAN
 
+config CANUTILS_SLCAN_STACKSIZE
+	int "SocketCAN slcan stack size"
+	default DEFAULT_TASK_STACKSIZE
+
 config SLCAN_TRACE
 	bool "Print trace output"
 	default y
diff --git a/canutils/slcan/Makefile b/canutils/slcan/Makefile
index 974d68eae..5ff4ce64f 100644
--- a/canutils/slcan/Makefile
+++ b/canutils/slcan/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
 
 PROGNAME = slcan
 PRIORITY = SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT
-STACKSIZE = 3048
+STACKSIZE = $(CONFIG_CANUTILS_SLCAN_STACKSIZE)
 MODULE = $(CONFIG_CANUTILS_SLCAN)
 
-CSRCS = 
+CSRCS =
 
 MAINSRC = slcan.c