diff --git a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.cpp b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.cpp
index d66ed120af2..36186ba5ef8 100644
--- a/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/mavlink/mavlink_receiver.cpp
@@ -2611,7 +2611,7 @@ MavlinkReceiver::receive_start(pthread_t *thread, Mavlink *parent)
 	param.sched_priority = SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX - 80;
 	(void)pthread_attr_setschedparam(&receiveloop_attr, &param);
 
-	pthread_attr_setstacksize(&receiveloop_attr, PX4_STACK_ADJUSTED(2140));
+	pthread_attr_setstacksize(&receiveloop_attr, PX4_STACK_ADJUSTED(2840));
 	pthread_create(thread, &receiveloop_attr, MavlinkReceiver::start_helper, (void *)parent);
 
 	pthread_attr_destroy(&receiveloop_attr);