diff --git a/binfmt/binfmt_exec.c b/binfmt/binfmt_exec.c
index b280a26594..b2d0dec37b 100644
--- a/binfmt/binfmt_exec.c
+++ b/binfmt/binfmt_exec.c
@@ -139,10 +139,12 @@ int exec_spawn(FAR const char *filename, FAR char * const *argv,
           bin->priority = attr->priority;
         }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_BUILD_KERNEL
       if (attr->stacksize > 0)
         {
           bin->stacksize = attr->stacksize;
         }
+#endif
     }
 
   /* Disable pre-emption so that the executed module does