diff --git a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest/defconfig
index 5a067f6ef65da..04343e51f541e 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest/defconfig
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ CONFIG_FS_TMPFS=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_CXX=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
+CONFIG_INIT_STACKSIZE=3072
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_IOB_NBUFFERS=128
 CONFIG_IOB_NCHAINS=4