diff --git a/subsys/net/ip/Kconfig b/subsys/net/ip/Kconfig
index 58036a32457..40a25c3a4f5 100644
--- a/subsys/net/ip/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/net/ip/Kconfig
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ config NET_TCP_MAX_RECV_WINDOW_SIZE
 config NET_TCP_RECV_QUEUE_TIMEOUT
 	int "How long to queue received data (in ms)"
 	depends on NET_TCP
-	default 100
+	default 2000
 	range 0 10000
 	help
 	  If we receive out-of-order TCP data, we queue it. This value tells
diff --git a/tests/net/socket/tcp/prj.conf b/tests/net/socket/tcp/prj.conf
index b3e43d01e68..c3819a35e96 100644
--- a/tests/net/socket/tcp/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/net/socket/tcp/prj.conf
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ CONFIG_NET_BUF_TX_COUNT=64
 # Reduce the retry count, so the close always finishes within a second
 CONFIG_NET_TCP_RETRY_COUNT=3
 CONFIG_NET_TCP_INIT_RETRANSMISSION_TIMEOUT=120
-CONFIG_NET_TCP_RECV_QUEUE_TIMEOUT=1000
 
 CONFIG_ZTEST=y
 CONFIG_ZTEST_NEW_API=y
diff --git a/tests/net/tcp/prj.conf b/tests/net/tcp/prj.conf
index f71e9f66a25..6c845fe659a 100644
--- a/tests/net/tcp/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/net/tcp/prj.conf
@@ -51,5 +51,3 @@ CONFIG_NET_LOG=y
 #CONFIG_NET_IPV4_LOG_LEVEL_DBG=y
 #CONFIG_NET_IPV6_LOG_LEVEL_DBG=y
 #CONFIG_NET_CORE_LOG_LEVEL_DBG=y
-
-CONFIG_NET_TCP_RECV_QUEUE_TIMEOUT=1000