diff --git a/ports/nrf/boards/common.ld b/ports/nrf/boards/common.ld
index c8f3227af6..fa1fbde991 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/boards/common.ld
+++ b/ports/nrf/boards/common.ld
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ SECTIONS
     .stack :
     {
         . = ALIGN(4);
-        . = . + _minimum_stack_size;
+        . = . + _stack_size;
         . = ALIGN(4);
     } >RAM
 
@@ -94,5 +94,10 @@ SECTIONS
     .ARM.attributes 0 : { *(.ARM.attributes) }
 }
 
+/* Define heap and stack areas */
+_ram_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
+_estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
+_heap_end = _ram_end - _stack_size;
+
 _flash_user_start = ORIGIN(FLASH_USER);
 _flash_user_end   = ORIGIN(FLASH_USER) + LENGTH(FLASH_USER);
diff --git a/ports/nrf/boards/feather52/custom_nrf52832_dfu_app.ld b/ports/nrf/boards/feather52/custom_nrf52832_dfu_app.ld
index 442ce19e25..ac7786b5cf 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/boards/feather52/custom_nrf52832_dfu_app.ld
+++ b/ports/nrf/boards/feather52/custom_nrf52832_dfu_app.ld
@@ -14,16 +14,7 @@ MEMORY
 }
  
 /* produce a link error if there is not this amount of RAM for these sections */
-_minimum_stack_size = 2K;
+_stack_size = 8K;
 _minimum_heap_size = 16K;
- 
-/* top end of the stack */
-
-/*_stack_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);*/
-_estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-
-/* RAM extents for the garbage collector */
-_ram_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-_heap_end = 0x20007000; /* tunable */
 
 INCLUDE "boards/common.ld"
diff --git a/ports/nrf/boards/microbit/custom_nrf51822_s110_microbit.ld b/ports/nrf/boards/microbit/custom_nrf51822_s110_microbit.ld
index 71d57aeb02..a3962074f5 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/boards/microbit/custom_nrf51822_s110_microbit.ld
+++ b/ports/nrf/boards/microbit/custom_nrf51822_s110_microbit.ld
@@ -13,16 +13,7 @@ MEMORY
 }
 
 /* produce a link error if there is not this amount of RAM for these sections */
-_minimum_stack_size = 2K;
+_stack_size = 2K;
 _minimum_heap_size = 1K;
 
-/* top end of the stack */
-
-/*_stack_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);*/
-_estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-
-/* RAM extents for the garbage collector */
-_ram_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-_heap_end = 0x20003c00; /* tunable */
-
 INCLUDE "boards/common.ld"
diff --git a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_16k.ld b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_16k.ld
index c63968191f..9963a25351 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_16k.ld
+++ b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_16k.ld
@@ -13,16 +13,7 @@ MEMORY
 }
  
 /* produce a link error if there is not this amount of RAM for these sections */
-_minimum_stack_size = 4K;
+_stack_size = 4K;
 _minimum_heap_size = 8K;
- 
-/* top end of the stack */
-
-/*_stack_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);*/
-_estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-
-/* RAM extents for the garbage collector */
-_ram_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-_heap_end = 0x20002000; /* tunable */
 
 INCLUDE "boards/common.ld"
diff --git a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_16k_s110_8.0.0.ld b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_16k_s110_8.0.0.ld
index 2e274920a7..ae301eb6f8 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_16k_s110_8.0.0.ld
+++ b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_16k_s110_8.0.0.ld
@@ -13,16 +13,7 @@ MEMORY
 }
 
 /* produce a link error if there is not this amount of RAM for these sections */
-_minimum_stack_size = 2K;
-_minimum_heap_size = 1K;
-
-/* top end of the stack */
-
-/*_stack_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);*/
-_estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-
-/* RAM extents for the garbage collector */
-_ram_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-_heap_end = 0x20003c00; /* tunable */
+_stack_size = 2K;
+_minimum_heap_size = 4K;
 
 INCLUDE "boards/common.ld"
diff --git a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_32k.ld b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_32k.ld
index e4aa6f9ca5..c9b70b6d07 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_32k.ld
+++ b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_32k.ld
@@ -13,16 +13,7 @@ MEMORY
 }
  
 /* produce a link error if there is not this amount of RAM for these sections */
-_minimum_stack_size = 4K;
+_stack_size = 4K;
 _minimum_heap_size = 24K;
- 
-/* top end of the stack */
-
-/*_stack_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);*/
-_estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-
-/* RAM extents for the garbage collector */
-_ram_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-_heap_end = 0x20006000; /* tunable */
 
 INCLUDE "boards/common.ld"
diff --git a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_32k_s110_8.0.0.ld b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_32k_s110_8.0.0.ld
index 1252710f81..1979dfa95e 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_32k_s110_8.0.0.ld
+++ b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_32k_s110_8.0.0.ld
@@ -13,16 +13,7 @@ MEMORY
 }
  
 /* produce a link error if there is not this amount of RAM for these sections */
-_minimum_stack_size = 2K;
+_stack_size = 4K;
 _minimum_heap_size = 1K;
- 
-/* top end of the stack */
-
-/*_stack_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);*/
-_estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-
-/* RAM extents for the garbage collector */
-_ram_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-_heap_end = 0x20005000; /* tunable */
 
 INCLUDE "boards/common.ld"
diff --git a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_32k_s120_2.1.0.ld b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_32k_s120_2.1.0.ld
index 210680dedb..3b7240e3b7 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_32k_s120_2.1.0.ld
+++ b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_32k_s120_2.1.0.ld
@@ -13,16 +13,7 @@ MEMORY
 }
  
 /* produce a link error if there is not this amount of RAM for these sections */
-_minimum_stack_size = 2K;
+_stack_size = 4K;
 _minimum_heap_size = 4K;
- 
-/* top end of the stack */
-
-/*_stack_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);*/
-_estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-
-/* RAM extents for the garbage collector */
-_ram_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-_heap_end = 0x20003000; /* tunable */
 
 INCLUDE "boards/common.ld"
diff --git a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_32k_s130_2.0.1.ld b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_32k_s130_2.0.1.ld
index ba2aec4c4a..9309f17d7e 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_32k_s130_2.0.1.ld
+++ b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf51x22_256k_32k_s130_2.0.1.ld
@@ -13,16 +13,7 @@ MEMORY
 }
  
 /* produce a link error if there is not this amount of RAM for these sections */
-_minimum_stack_size = 2K;
+_stack_size = 4K;
 _minimum_heap_size = 6K;
- 
-/* top end of the stack */
-
-/*_stack_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);*/
-_estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-
-/* RAM extents for the garbage collector */
-_ram_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-_heap_end = 0x20002000; /* tunable */
 
 INCLUDE "boards/common.ld"
diff --git a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52832_512k_64k.ld b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52832_512k_64k.ld
index e547abe793..05e3a6f8a7 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52832_512k_64k.ld
+++ b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52832_512k_64k.ld
@@ -12,16 +12,7 @@ MEMORY
 }
  
 /* produce a link error if there is not this amount of RAM for these sections */
-_minimum_stack_size = 2K;
+_stack_size = 8K;
 _minimum_heap_size = 32K;
- 
-/* top end of the stack */
-
-/*_stack_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);*/
-_estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-
-/* RAM extents for the garbage collector */
-_ram_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-_heap_end = 0x20008000; /* tunable */
 
 INCLUDE "boards/common.ld"
diff --git a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52832_512k_64k_s132_2.0.1.ld b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52832_512k_64k_s132_2.0.1.ld
index 45dd19dd7d..324d710a3b 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52832_512k_64k_s132_2.0.1.ld
+++ b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52832_512k_64k_s132_2.0.1.ld
@@ -12,16 +12,7 @@ MEMORY
 }
  
 /* produce a link error if there is not this amount of RAM for these sections */
-_minimum_stack_size = 2K;
+_stack_size = 8K;
 _minimum_heap_size = 16K;
- 
-/* top end of the stack */
-
-/*_stack_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);*/
-_estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-
-/* RAM extents for the garbage collector */
-_ram_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-_heap_end = 0x20007000; /* tunable */
 
 INCLUDE "boards/common.ld"
diff --git a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52832_512k_64k_s132_3.0.0.ld b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52832_512k_64k_s132_3.0.0.ld
index 68a02a5b08..d1153d69ee 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52832_512k_64k_s132_3.0.0.ld
+++ b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52832_512k_64k_s132_3.0.0.ld
@@ -12,16 +12,7 @@ MEMORY
 }
  
 /* produce a link error if there is not this amount of RAM for these sections */
-_minimum_stack_size = 2K;
+_stack_size = 8K;
 _minimum_heap_size = 16K;
- 
-/* top end of the stack */
-
-/*_stack_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);*/
-_estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-
-/* RAM extents for the garbage collector */
-_ram_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-_heap_end = 0x20007000; /* tunable */
 
 INCLUDE "boards/common.ld"
diff --git a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52832_512k_64k_s132_5.0.0.ld b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52832_512k_64k_s132_5.0.0.ld
index 9d830bb458..d4982565eb 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52832_512k_64k_s132_5.0.0.ld
+++ b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52832_512k_64k_s132_5.0.0.ld
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ MEMORY
 }
  
 /* produce a link error if there is not this amount of RAM for these sections */
-_minimum_stack_size = 2K;
+_stack_size = 8K;
 _minimum_heap_size = 16K;
  
 /* top end of the stack */
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@ _estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
 
 /* RAM extents for the garbage collector */
 _ram_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-_heap_end = 0x20007000; /* tunable */
 
 INCLUDE "boards/common.ld"
diff --git a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52840_1M_256k.ld b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52840_1M_256k.ld
index 555ba0bc61..05984fd198 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52840_1M_256k.ld
+++ b/ports/nrf/boards/nrf52840_1M_256k.ld
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ MEMORY
 }
 
 /* produce a link error if there is not this amount of RAM for these sections */
-_minimum_stack_size = 40K;
+_stack_size = 8K;
 _minimum_heap_size = 128K;
  
 /* top end of the stack */
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@ _estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
 
 /* RAM extents for the garbage collector */
 _ram_end = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-_heap_end = 0x20020000; /* tunable */
 
 INCLUDE "boards/common.ld"
diff --git a/ports/nrf/mpconfigport.h b/ports/nrf/mpconfigport.h
index cfb7187b7b..97d64bddb1 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/nrf/mpconfigport.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #define MICROPY_READER_VFS          (MICROPY_VFS)
 #define MICROPY_ENABLE_GC           (1)
 #define MICROPY_ENABLE_FINALISER    (1)
-#define MICROPY_STACK_CHECK         (0)
+#define MICROPY_STACK_CHECK         (1)
 #define MICROPY_HELPER_REPL         (1)
 #define MICROPY_REPL_EMACS_KEYS     (0)
 #define MICROPY_REPL_AUTO_INDENT    (1)