diff --git a/tests/pkg/lvgl/Makefile b/tests/pkg/lvgl/Makefile
index d8f220b604bc..2d72ece6e422 100644
--- a/tests/pkg/lvgl/Makefile
+++ b/tests/pkg/lvgl/Makefile
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ USEMODULE += lvgl_extra_layout_flex
 USEMODULE += lvgl_extra_theme_default
 USEMODULE += lvgl_extra_theme_default_dark
 
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
+
 # SDL requires more stack
 ifeq (native,$(BOARD))
   CFLAGS += -DTHREAD_STACKSIZE_MAIN=64*1024
+else ifneq (,$(filter esp%,$(CPU_FAM)))
+  CFLAGS += -DTHREAD_STACKSIZE_MAIN=4*1024
 else
   CFLAGS += -DTHREAD_STACKSIZE_MAIN=2*1024
 endif
-
-
-include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/pkg/lvgl_touch/Makefile b/tests/pkg/lvgl_touch/Makefile
index 30a62476c36c..a78a0479df93 100644
--- a/tests/pkg/lvgl_touch/Makefile
+++ b/tests/pkg/lvgl_touch/Makefile
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ USEMODULE += lvgl_extra_theme_default
 
 USEMODULE += random
 
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
+
 # SDL requires more stack
 ifeq (native,$(BOARD))
   CFLAGS += -DTHREAD_STACKSIZE_MAIN=64*1024
+else ifneq (,$(filter esp%,$(CPU_FAM)))
+  CFLAGS += -DTHREAD_STACKSIZE_MAIN=4*1024
 else
   CFLAGS += -DTHREAD_STACKSIZE_MAIN=2*1024
 endif
-
-include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include