diff --git a/thread/thread.c b/thread/thread.c
index 60089d3..94387ff 100644
--- a/thread/thread.c
+++ b/thread/thread.c
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@
 #define LOG_DEBUG2(y, z1, z2) log_write(_logid, 4, CATMODULE "/" __FUNCTION__, y, z1, z2)
 #define LOG_DEBUG5(y, z1, z2, z3, z4, z5) log_write(_logid, 4, CATMODULE "/" __FUNCTION__, y, z1, z2, z3, z4, z5)
 
-/* INTERNAL DATA */
-#define STACKSIZE 8192
-
 /* thread starting structure */
 typedef struct thread_start_tag {
 	/* the real start routine and arg */
@@ -223,7 +220,7 @@ static void _catch_signals(void)
 }
 
 
-long thread_create_c(char *name, void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg, int detached, int line, char *file)
+long thread_create_c(char *name, void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg, int stacksize, int detached, int line, char *file)
 {
 	pthread_attr_t attr;
 	int created;
@@ -248,7 +245,7 @@ long thread_create_c(char *name, void *(*start_routine)(void *), void *arg, int
 	start->detached = detached;
 
 	pthread_attr_init(&attr);
-	pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, STACKSIZE);
+	pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, stacksize);
 
 	created = 0;
 	if (pthread_create(&thread->sys_thread, &attr, _start_routine, start) == 0)
diff --git a/thread/thread.h b/thread/thread.h
index a352265..f032d30 100644
--- a/thread/thread.h
+++ b/thread/thread.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 
+#define THREAD_DEFAULT_STACKSIZE 8192
+
 typedef struct thread_tag {
 	/* the local id for the thread, and it's name */
 	long thread_id;
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ typedef struct rwlock_tag {
 	pthread_rwlock_t sys_rwlock;
 } rwlock_t;
 
-#define thread_create(n,x,y,z) thread_create_c(n,x,y,z,__LINE__,__FILE__)
+#define thread_create(n,w,x,y,z) thread_create_c(n,w,x,y,z,__LINE__,__FILE__)
 #define thread_mutex_create(x) thread_mutex_create_c(x,__LINE__,__FILE__)
 #define thread_mutex_lock(x) thread_mutex_lock_c(x,__LINE__,__FILE__)
 #define thread_mutex_unlock(x) thread_mutex_unlock_c(x,__LINE__,__FILE__)