diff --git a/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/README.txt b/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/README.txt
index 5a30ab9f178..a2223206a1c 100755
--- a/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/README.txt
+++ b/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/README.txt
@@ -817,8 +817,8 @@ Where <subdir> is one of the following:
        Add -d to get debug output.  This will show the interface name.
 
        NOTE: The -L option is included to suppress use of hardware flow
-       control.  This is necessary because I haven't figure out how to 
-       use the UART1 hardwar flow control yet.
+       control.  This is necessary because I haven't figured out how to 
+       use the UART1 hardware flow control yet.
 
        NOTE: The Linux slip module hard-codes its MTU size to 296.  So you
        might as well set CONFIG_NET_BUFSIZE to 296 as well.
diff --git a/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/slip-httpd/defconfig b/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/slip-httpd/defconfig
index 324207e8a2c..e007c921848 100755
--- a/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/slip-httpd/defconfig
+++ b/configs/olimex-lpc1766stk/slip-httpd/defconfig
@@ -346,10 +346,10 @@ CONFIG_SEM_NNESTPRIO=0
 CONFIG_FDCLONE_DISABLE=n
 CONFIG_FDCLONE_STDIO=n
 CONFIG_SDCLONE_DISABLE=n
-CONFIG_SCHED_WORKQUEUE=n
+CONFIG_SCHED_WORKQUEUE=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WORKPRIORITY=50
-CONFIG_SCHED_WORKPERIOD=(50*1000)
-CONFIG_SCHED_WORKSTACKSIZE=1024
+CONFIG_SCHED_WORKPERIOD=(100*1000)
+CONFIG_SCHED_WORKSTACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_SIG_SIGWORK=4
 
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