--- SDL-1.2.15.org/src/thread/pthread/SDL_systhread.c	2013-08-06 23:08:47.255000002 +0000
+++ SDL-1.2.15/src/thread/pthread/SDL_systhread.c	2013-08-06 23:25:06.662000002 +0000
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "SDL_config.h"
 
 #include <pthread.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
 #include "SDL_thread.h"
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@
 	return((void *)0);		/* Prevent compiler warning */
 }
 
+static size_t getminstacksize(size_t minimum) {
+	return (minimum < PTHREAD_STACK_MIN) ? PTHREAD_STACK_MIN : minimum;
+}
 int SDL_SYS_CreateThread(SDL_Thread *thread, void *args)
 {
 	pthread_attr_t type;
@@ -58,6 +62,8 @@
 		SDL_SetError("Couldn't initialize pthread attributes");
 		return(-1);
 	}
+
+	pthread_attr_setstacksize(&type, getminstacksize(128*1024));
 	pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&type, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
 
 	/* Create the thread and go! */