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 1117984af1..3f0e9db20e 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest64/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest64/defconfig
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_CXX=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
-CONFIG_INIT_STACKSIZE=3072
+CONFIG_INIT_STACKSIZE=4096
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_ENVPATH=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_EXECFUNCS=y