diff --git a/components/freertos/include/freertos/task.h b/components/freertos/include/freertos/task.h
index 590b07a2a..5cb82a289 100644
--- a/components/freertos/include/freertos/task.h
+++ b/components/freertos/include/freertos/task.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ typedef struct xTASK_PARAMETERS
 {
 	TaskFunction_t pvTaskCode;
 	const char * const pcName;	/*lint !e971 Unqualified char types are allowed for strings and single characters only. */
-	uint16_t usStackDepth;
+	uint32_t usStackDepth;
 	void *pvParameters;
 	UBaseType_t uxPriority;
 	StackType_t *puxStackBuffer;
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ is used in assert() statements. */
  BaseType_t xTaskCreate(
 							  TaskFunction_t pvTaskCode,
 							  const char * const pcName,
-							  uint16_t usStackDepth,
+							  uint32_t usStackDepth,
 							  void *pvParameters,
 							  UBaseType_t uxPriority,
 							  TaskHandle_t *pvCreatedTask
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ is used in assert() statements. */
 #if( configSUPPORT_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION == 1 )
     BaseType_t xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(	TaskFunction_t pxTaskCode,
 							            const char * const pcName,
-							            const uint16_t usStackDepth,
+							            const uint32_t usStackDepth,
 							            void * const pvParameters,
 							            UBaseType_t uxPriority,
 							            TaskHandle_t * const pxCreatedTask,
diff --git a/components/freertos/tasks.c b/components/freertos/tasks.c
index 0392a6e3c..d6b24dc95 100644
--- a/components/freertos/tasks.c
+++ b/components/freertos/tasks.c
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ void taskYIELD_OTHER_CORE( BaseType_t xCoreID, UBaseType_t uxPriority )
 
 				prvInitialiseNewTask(	pxTaskDefinition->pvTaskCode,
 										pxTaskDefinition->pcName,
-										( uint32_t ) pxTaskDefinition->usStackDepth,
+										pxTaskDefinition->usStackDepth,
 										pxTaskDefinition->pvParameters,
 										pxTaskDefinition->uxPriority,
 										pxCreatedTask, pxNewTCB,
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ void taskYIELD_OTHER_CORE( BaseType_t xCoreID, UBaseType_t uxPriority )
 
 	BaseType_t xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(	TaskFunction_t pxTaskCode,
 							const char * const pcName,
-							const uint16_t usStackDepth,
+							const uint32_t usStackDepth,
 							void * const pvParameters,
 							UBaseType_t uxPriority,
 							TaskHandle_t * const pxCreatedTask,
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ void taskYIELD_OTHER_CORE( BaseType_t xCoreID, UBaseType_t uxPriority )
 			}
 			#endif /* configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION */
 
-			prvInitialiseNewTask( pxTaskCode, pcName, ( uint32_t ) usStackDepth, pvParameters, uxPriority, pxCreatedTask, pxNewTCB, NULL, xCoreID );
+			prvInitialiseNewTask( pxTaskCode, pcName, usStackDepth, pvParameters, uxPriority, pxCreatedTask, pxNewTCB, NULL, xCoreID );
 			prvAddNewTaskToReadyList( pxNewTCB, pxTaskCode, xCoreID );
 			xReturn = pdPASS;
 		}