diff --git a/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/printload.h b/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/printload.h
index 9bf9e7c80e..4877290b6e 100644
--- a/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/printload.h
+++ b/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/printload.h
@@ -43,11 +43,9 @@
 
 #include <px4_platform_common/px4_config.h>
 
-#include <stdint.h>
+#include <px4_platform/cpuload.h>
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_FS_PROCFS_MAX_TASKS
-#define CONFIG_FS_PROCFS_MAX_TASKS 64
-#endif
+#include <stdint.h>
 
 struct print_load_s {
 	uint64_t total_user_time{0};
diff --git a/platforms/nuttx/src/px4/common/include/px4_platform/cpuload.h b/platforms/nuttx/src/px4/common/include/px4_platform/cpuload.h
index 56b7d36945..f7a3215e6c 100644
--- a/platforms/nuttx/src/px4/common/include/px4_platform/cpuload.h
+++ b/platforms/nuttx/src/px4/common/include/px4_platform/cpuload.h
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <board_config.h>
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_FS_PROCFS_MAX_TASKS
+#define CONFIG_FS_PROCFS_MAX_TASKS 64
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_INSTRUMENTATION
 
 #include <sched.h>
diff --git a/platforms/posix/src/px4/common/include/px4_platform/cpuload.h b/platforms/posix/src/px4/common/include/px4_platform/cpuload.h
index 0674723184..eacef8eb84 100644
--- a/platforms/posix/src/px4/common/include/px4_platform/cpuload.h
+++ b/platforms/posix/src/px4/common/include/px4_platform/cpuload.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#define CONFIG_FS_PROCFS_MAX_TASKS 64
+
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 
 __EXPORT void cpuload_monitor_start(void);