diff --git a/examples/pipe/Kconfig b/examples/pipe/Kconfig
index 4d835ad43..48710e5d2 100644
--- a/examples/pipe/Kconfig
+++ b/examples/pipe/Kconfig
@@ -11,4 +11,9 @@ config EXAMPLES_PIPE
 		Enable the pipe example
 
 if EXAMPLES_PIPE
+
+config EXAMPLES_PIPE_STACKSIZE
+	int "pipe stack size"
+	default DEFAULT_TASK_STACKSIZE
+
 endif
diff --git a/examples/pipe/pipe.h b/examples/pipe/pipe.h
index 59e38c573..277ed673d 100644
--- a/examples/pipe/pipe.h
+++ b/examples/pipe/pipe.h
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
 #define FIFO_PATH1 "/tmp/testfifo-1"
 #define FIFO_PATH2 "/tmp/testfifo-2"
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_EXAMPLES_PIPE_STACKSIZE
-#  define CONFIG_EXAMPLES_PIPE_STACKSIZE 1024
-#endif
-
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Types
  ****************************************************************************/