diff --git a/tests/net/socket/tcp/prj.conf b/tests/net/socket/tcp/prj.conf
index 71fc0e7d4b22..42871852b0ab 100644
--- a/tests/net/socket/tcp/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/net/socket/tcp/prj.conf
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ CONFIG_NET_LOOPBACK_SIMULATE_PACKET_DROP=y
 CONFIG_TEST_RANDOM_GENERATOR=y
 
 CONFIG_MAIN_STACK_SIZE=2048
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_WORKQUEUE_STACK_SIZE=2048
 CONFIG_TEST_USERSPACE=y
 
 # Allow tapping into the number of transmitted packets