diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index 54024d2..abd4b84 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -489,7 +489,8 @@
 
 	err = pthread_attr_init(&attr);
 	BUG_ON(err);
-	err = pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, (size_t)(16*1024));
+	err = pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr,
+			(size_t) max(16 * 1024, PTHREAD_STACK_MIN));
 	BUG_ON(err);
 	err = pthread_mutex_lock(&start_work_mutex);
 	BUG_ON(err);