diff --git a/subsys/logging/Kconfig b/subsys/logging/Kconfig
index 22c68b7db7a..269f78b625c 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/logging/Kconfig
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ config LOG_PROCESS_THREAD_SLEEP_MS
 
 config LOG_PROCESS_THREAD_STACK_SIZE
 	int "Stack size for the internal log processing thread"
+	default 2048 if COVERAGE_GCOV
 	default 768
 	help
 	  Set the internal stack size for log processing thread.