1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/nptl/tst-basic7.c b/nptl/tst-basic7.c
index da461e43df..ff6b36be42 100644
--- a/nptl/tst-basic7.c
+++ b/nptl/tst-basic7.c
@@ -7,6 +7,21 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 
+static void use_stack (size_t needed);
+
+void (*use_stack_ptr) (size_t) = use_stack;
+
+static void
+use_stack (size_t needed)
+{
+  size_t sz = sysconf (_SC_PAGESIZE);
+  char *buf = alloca (sz);
+  memset (buf, '\0', sz);
+
+  if (needed > sz)
+    use_stack_ptr (needed  - sz);
+}
+
 static void
 use_up_memory (void)
 {
@@ -38,6 +53,9 @@ do_test (void)
   int err;
   pthread_t tid;
 
+  /* Allocate the memory needed for the stack.  */
+  use_stack_ptr (PTHREAD_STACK_MIN);
+
   use_up_memory ();
 
   err = pthread_create (&tid, NULL, child, NULL);