diff --git a/src/modules/commander/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/commander/CMakeLists.txt
index d5c4aa0f12..5ca0ff2ca6 100644
--- a/src/modules/commander/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/commander/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ endif()
 px4_add_module(
 	MODULE modules__commander
 	MAIN commander
-	STACK 5000
+	STACK 1200
 	COMPILE_FLAGS
 		${MODULE_CFLAGS}
 		-Os