diff --git a/Mk/Uses/scons.mk b/Mk/Uses/scons.mk
index 2c2eaf7a3f0c..e9375afd60b6 100644
--- a/Mk/Uses/scons.mk
+++ b/Mk/Uses/scons.mk
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ MAKE_ARGS+=	CC="${CC}" \
 		PKGCONFIGDIR="${PKGCONFIGDIR}" \
 		PREFIX="${PREFIX}" \
 		destdir=${STAGEDIR}
-MAKE_CMD=	${SCONS}
+# SCons default stack size is inappropriate on some platforms. Double it.
+MAKE_CMD=	${SCONS} --stack-size=512
 MAKE_FLAGS=	#
 MAKEFILE=	#
 .endif