diff --git a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest64/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest64/defconfig
index 3f0e9db20e14a..4a61f056a2ccb 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest64/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest64/defconfig
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ CONFIG_START_YEAR=2021
 CONFIG_SYMTAB_ORDEREDBYNAME=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_POPEN=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_POPEN_STACKSIZE=3072
 CONFIG_TESTING_GETPRIME=y
 CONFIG_TESTING_MM=y
 CONFIG_TESTING_OSTEST=y