diff --git a/drivers/wifi/nrf_wifi/Kconfig.nrfwifi b/drivers/wifi/nrf_wifi/Kconfig.nrfwifi
index bfc1ce0c7f0..8d414276038 100644
--- a/drivers/wifi/nrf_wifi/Kconfig.nrfwifi
+++ b/drivers/wifi/nrf_wifi/Kconfig.nrfwifi
@@ -599,10 +599,8 @@ endif
 
 if NETWORKING
 # Finetune defaults for certain system components used by the driver
-
-config SYSTEM_WORKQUEUE_STACK_SIZE
-	default 4096
-
+# Note: These will take effect only if the symbol is not defined already
+# (i.e., the original symbol is processed after "drivers/Kconfig")
 config NET_TX_STACK_SIZE
 	default 4096
 
diff --git a/kernel/Kconfig b/kernel/Kconfig
index e1f56254962..9098f7da050 100644
--- a/kernel/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/Kconfig
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ config WORKQUEUE_WORK_TIMEOUT
 menu "System Work Queue Options"
 config SYSTEM_WORKQUEUE_STACK_SIZE
 	int "System workqueue stack size"
-	default 4096 if COVERAGE_GCOV
+	default 4096 if COVERAGE_GCOV || WIFI_NRF70
 	default 2560 if WIFI_NM_WPA_SUPPLICANT
 	default 1024