diff --git a/src/drivers/ardrone_interface/ardrone_interface.c b/src/drivers/ardrone_interface/ardrone_interface.c
index b88f61ce80..e5bb772b3c 100644
--- a/src/drivers/ardrone_interface/ardrone_interface.c
+++ b/src/drivers/ardrone_interface/ardrone_interface.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ int ardrone_interface_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		ardrone_interface_task = task_spawn_cmd("ardrone_interface",
 						    SCHED_DEFAULT,
 						    SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX - 15,
-						    2048,
+						    1100,
 						    ardrone_interface_thread_main,
 						    (argv) ? (const char **)&argv[2] : (const char **)NULL);
 		exit(0);
diff --git a/src/drivers/ardrone_interface/module.mk b/src/drivers/ardrone_interface/module.mk
index 058bd1397d..d8e6c76c62 100644
--- a/src/drivers/ardrone_interface/module.mk
+++ b/src/drivers/ardrone_interface/module.mk
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@
 MODULE_COMMAND	 = ardrone_interface
 SRCS		 = ardrone_interface.c \
 			   ardrone_motor_control.c
+MODULE_STACKSIZE = 1200