diff --git a/examples/default/main.c b/examples/default/main.c
index 87f537508202c4113944de16abc547875382d407..74180b10b9c34af90105b72c9764bf984cdf430a 100644
--- a/examples/default/main.c
+++ b/examples/default/main.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 #define SND_BUFFER_SIZE     (100)
 #define RCV_BUFFER_SIZE     (64)
-#define RADIO_STACK_SIZE    (KERNEL_CONF_STACKSIZE_DEFAULT)
+#define RADIO_STACK_SIZE    (KERNEL_CONF_STACKSIZE_MAIN)
 
 #ifdef MODULE_TRANSCEIVER