diff --git a/include/FreeRTOS.h b/include/FreeRTOS.h
index a23b67169..9ef6217cf 100644
--- a/include/FreeRTOS.h
+++ b/include/FreeRTOS.h
@@ -2799,9 +2799,9 @@
 
 #ifndef configSTACK_DEPTH_TYPE
 
-/* Defaults to uint16_t for backward compatibility, but can be overridden
- * in FreeRTOSConfig.h if uint16_t is too restrictive. */
-    #define configSTACK_DEPTH_TYPE    uint16_t
+/* Defaults to StackType_t for backward compatibility, but can be overridden
+ * in FreeRTOSConfig.h if StackType_t is too restrictive. */
+    #define configSTACK_DEPTH_TYPE    StackType_t
 #endif
 
 #ifndef configRUN_TIME_COUNTER_TYPE