diff --git a/netutils/paho_mqtt/Kconfig b/netutils/paho_mqtt/Kconfig
index 5bd8cbf8a..454ed869d 100644
--- a/netutils/paho_mqtt/Kconfig
+++ b/netutils/paho_mqtt/Kconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ config LIB_MQTT5
 	---help---
 		A library for accessing mqtt5 client services through C libraries calls in a simple manner.
 
+config LIB_MQTT5_THREAD_STACKSIZE
+	int "MQTT library thread stack size"
+	default 16384
+	depends on LIB_MQTT5
+	---help---
+		Stack size used by threads created by the Paho MQTT library.
+
 config UTILS_MQTT5
 	tristate "Enable mqtt5 tool"
 	depends on LIB_MQTT5
diff --git a/netutils/paho_mqtt/paho_mqtt_01.patch b/netutils/paho_mqtt/paho_mqtt_01.patch
index 526f69ba4..0702e5a84 100644
--- a/netutils/paho_mqtt/paho_mqtt_01.patch
+++ b/netutils/paho_mqtt/paho_mqtt_01.patch
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ index f4d43fb..52f810a 100644
  #else
  	pthread_attr_init(&attr);
  	pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
-+	pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, CONFIG_UTILS_MQTT5_STACKSIZE);
++	pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, CONFIG_LIB_MQTT5_THREAD_STACKSIZE);
  	if (pthread_create(&thread, &attr, fn, parameter) != 0)
  		thread = 0;
  	pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);