diff --git a/examples/template_configuration/FreeRTOSConfig.h b/examples/template_configuration/FreeRTOSConfig.h
index b8c0e7f124..4a74fe4ca8 100644
--- a/examples/template_configuration/FreeRTOSConfig.h
+++ b/examples/template_configuration/FreeRTOSConfig.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
  *
  * Defining configTICK_TYPE_WIDTH_IN_BITS as TICK_TYPE_WIDTH_64_BITS causes
  * TickType_t to be defined (typedef'ed) as an unsigned 64-bit type. */
-#define configTICK_TYPE_WIDTH_IN_BITS              TICK_TYPE_WIDTH_64_BITS
+#define configTICK_TYPE_WIDTH_IN_BITS              TICK_TYPE_WIDTH_32_BITS
 
 /* Set configIDLE_SHOULD_YIELD to 1 to have the Idle task yield to an
  * application task if there is an Idle priority (priority 0) application task