diff --git a/drivers/dma/Kconfig.stm32 b/drivers/dma/Kconfig.stm32
index 444408c87da..6e25fc9a3b7 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/Kconfig.stm32
+++ b/drivers/dma/Kconfig.stm32
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ config DMA_STM32
 	bool "Enable STM32 DMA driver"
 	select DYNAMIC_INTERRUPTS
 	depends on SOC_FAMILY_STM32
-	depends on HEAP_MEM_POOL_SIZE != 0
 	help
 	  DMA driver for STM32 series SoCs.
 
diff --git a/soc/arm/st_stm32/common/Kconfig.defconfig.series b/soc/arm/st_stm32/common/Kconfig.defconfig.series
index 1116c86d8e1..69207d460d0 100644
--- a/soc/arm/st_stm32/common/Kconfig.defconfig.series
+++ b/soc/arm/st_stm32/common/Kconfig.defconfig.series
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ if DMA
 config DMA_STM32
 	default y
 
+config HEAP_MEM_POOL_SIZE
+	default 1024
+
 endif # DMA
 
 endif # SOC_FAMILY_STM32