diff --git a/include/internal/catch_fatal_condition.cpp b/include/internal/catch_fatal_condition.cpp
index ca72d980..24e16d3c 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_fatal_condition.cpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_fatal_condition.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ namespace Catch {
         int id;
         const char* name;
     };
+    
+    // 32kb for the alternate stack seems to be sufficient. However, this value
+    // is experimentally determined, so that's not guaranteed.
+    constexpr static std::size_t sigStackSize = 32768 >= MINSIGSTKSZ ? 32768 : MINSIGSTKSZ;
+
     static SignalDefs signalDefs[] = {
         { SIGINT,  "SIGINT - Terminal interrupt signal" },
         { SIGILL,  "SIGILL - Illegal instruction signal" },
@@ -121,7 +126,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         isSet = true;
         stack_t sigStack;
         sigStack.ss_sp = altStackMem;
-        sigStack.ss_size = SIGSTKSZ;
+        sigStack.ss_size = sigStackSize;
         sigStack.ss_flags = 0;
         sigaltstack(&sigStack, &oldSigStack);
         struct sigaction sa = { };
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ namespace Catch {
     bool FatalConditionHandler::isSet = false;
     struct sigaction FatalConditionHandler::oldSigActions[sizeof(signalDefs)/sizeof(SignalDefs)] = {};
     stack_t FatalConditionHandler::oldSigStack = {};
-    char FatalConditionHandler::altStackMem[SIGSTKSZ] = {};
+    char FatalConditionHandler::altStackMem[sigStackSize] = {};
 
 
 } // namespace Catch