diff --git a/src/modules/mavlink/module.mk b/src/modules/mavlink/module.mk
index dcca11977f..4ec6c02c83 100644
--- a/src/modules/mavlink/module.mk
+++ b/src/modules/mavlink/module.mk
@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@ SRCS		 += mavlink_main.cpp \
 INCLUDE_DIRS	 += $(MAVLINK_SRC)/include/mavlink
 
 MAXOPTIMIZATION	 = -Os
+
+MODULE_STACKSIZE = 1200