diff --git a/lib/libunwind/src/gcc_personality_v0.c b/lib/libunwind/src/gcc_personality_v0.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36e83efd65
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+++ b/lib/libunwind/src/gcc_personality_v0.c
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+//===-- gcc_personality_v0.c - Implement __gcc_personality_v0 -------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#if __ARM_EABI__
+#ifdef COMPILER_RT_ARMHF_TARGET
+#define COMPILER_RT_ABI
+#else
+#define COMPILER_RT_ABI __attribute__((__pcs__("aapcs")))
+#endif
+#else
+#define COMPILER_RT_ABI
+#endif
+
+#define compilerrt_abort() __builtin_unreachable()
+
+#include <unwind.h>
+#if defined(__arm__) && !defined(__ARM_DWARF_EH__) &&                          \
+    !defined(__USING_SJLJ_EXCEPTIONS__)
+// When building with older compilers (e.g. clang <3.9), it is possible that we
+// have a version of unwind.h which does not provide the EHABI declarations
+// which are quired for the C personality to conform to the specification.  In
+// order to provide forward compatibility for such compilers, we re-declare the
+// necessary interfaces in the helper to permit a standalone compilation of the
+// builtins (which contains the C unwinding personality for historical reasons).
+#include "unwind-ehabi-helpers.h"
+#endif
+
+// Pointer encodings documented at:
+//   http://refspecs.freestandards.org/LSB_1.3.0/gLSB/gLSB/ehframehdr.html
+
+#define DW_EH_PE_omit 0xff // no data follows
+
+#define DW_EH_PE_absptr 0x00
+#define DW_EH_PE_uleb128 0x01
+#define DW_EH_PE_udata2 0x02
+#define DW_EH_PE_udata4 0x03
+#define DW_EH_PE_udata8 0x04
+#define DW_EH_PE_sleb128 0x09
+#define DW_EH_PE_sdata2 0x0A
+#define DW_EH_PE_sdata4 0x0B
+#define DW_EH_PE_sdata8 0x0C
+
+#define DW_EH_PE_pcrel 0x10
+#define DW_EH_PE_textrel 0x20
+#define DW_EH_PE_datarel 0x30
+#define DW_EH_PE_funcrel 0x40
+#define DW_EH_PE_aligned 0x50
+#define DW_EH_PE_indirect 0x80 // gcc extension
+
+// read a uleb128 encoded value and advance pointer
+static uintptr_t readULEB128(const uint8_t **data) {
+  uintptr_t result = 0;
+  uintptr_t shift = 0;
+  unsigned char byte;
+  const uint8_t *p = *data;
+  do {
+    byte = *p++;
+    result |= (byte & 0x7f) << shift;
+    shift += 7;
+  } while (byte & 0x80);
+  *data = p;
+  return result;
+}
+
+// read a pointer encoded value and advance pointer
+static uintptr_t readEncodedPointer(const uint8_t **data, uint8_t encoding) {
+  const uint8_t *p = *data;
+  uintptr_t result = 0;
+
+  if (encoding == DW_EH_PE_omit)
+    return 0;
+
+  // first get value
+  switch (encoding & 0x0F) {
+  case DW_EH_PE_absptr:
+    result = *((const uintptr_t *)p);
+    p += sizeof(uintptr_t);
+    break;
+  case DW_EH_PE_uleb128:
+    result = readULEB128(&p);
+    break;
+  case DW_EH_PE_udata2:
+    result = *((const uint16_t *)p);
+    p += sizeof(uint16_t);
+    break;
+  case DW_EH_PE_udata4:
+    result = *((const uint32_t *)p);
+    p += sizeof(uint32_t);
+    break;
+  case DW_EH_PE_udata8:
+    result = *((const uint64_t *)p);
+    p += sizeof(uint64_t);
+    break;
+  case DW_EH_PE_sdata2:
+    result = *((const int16_t *)p);
+    p += sizeof(int16_t);
+    break;
+  case DW_EH_PE_sdata4:
+    result = *((const int32_t *)p);
+    p += sizeof(int32_t);
+    break;
+  case DW_EH_PE_sdata8:
+    result = *((const int64_t *)p);
+    p += sizeof(int64_t);
+    break;
+  case DW_EH_PE_sleb128:
+  default:
+    // not supported
+    compilerrt_abort();
+    break;
+  }
+
+  // then add relative offset
+  switch (encoding & 0x70) {
+  case DW_EH_PE_absptr:
+    // do nothing
+    break;
+  case DW_EH_PE_pcrel:
+    result += (uintptr_t)(*data);
+    break;
+  case DW_EH_PE_textrel:
+  case DW_EH_PE_datarel:
+  case DW_EH_PE_funcrel:
+  case DW_EH_PE_aligned:
+  default:
+    // not supported
+    compilerrt_abort();
+    break;
+  }
+
+  // then apply indirection
+  if (encoding & DW_EH_PE_indirect) {
+    result = *((const uintptr_t *)result);
+  }
+
+  *data = p;
+  return result;
+}
+
+#if defined(__arm__) && !defined(__USING_SJLJ_EXCEPTIONS__) &&                 \
+    !defined(__ARM_DWARF_EH__)
+#define USING_ARM_EHABI 1
+_Unwind_Reason_Code __gnu_unwind_frame(struct _Unwind_Exception *,
+                                       struct _Unwind_Context *);
+#endif
+
+static inline _Unwind_Reason_Code
+continueUnwind(struct _Unwind_Exception *exceptionObject,
+               struct _Unwind_Context *context) {
+#if USING_ARM_EHABI
+  // On ARM EHABI the personality routine is responsible for actually
+  // unwinding a single stack frame before returning (ARM EHABI Sec. 6.1).
+  if (__gnu_unwind_frame(exceptionObject, context) != _URC_OK)
+    return _URC_FAILURE;
+#endif
+  return _URC_CONTINUE_UNWIND;
+}
+
+// The C compiler makes references to __gcc_personality_v0 in
+// the dwarf unwind information for translation units that use
+// __attribute__((cleanup(xx))) on local variables.
+// This personality routine is called by the system unwinder
+// on each frame as the stack is unwound during a C++ exception
+// throw through a C function compiled with -fexceptions.
+#if __USING_SJLJ_EXCEPTIONS__
+// the setjump-longjump based exceptions personality routine has a
+// different name
+COMPILER_RT_ABI _Unwind_Reason_Code __gcc_personality_sj0(
+    int version, _Unwind_Action actions, uint64_t exceptionClass,
+    struct _Unwind_Exception *exceptionObject, struct _Unwind_Context *context)
+#elif USING_ARM_EHABI
+// The ARM EHABI personality routine has a different signature.
+COMPILER_RT_ABI _Unwind_Reason_Code __gcc_personality_v0(
+    _Unwind_State state, struct _Unwind_Exception *exceptionObject,
+    struct _Unwind_Context *context)
+#else
+COMPILER_RT_ABI _Unwind_Reason_Code __gcc_personality_v0(
+    int version, _Unwind_Action actions, uint64_t exceptionClass,
+    struct _Unwind_Exception *exceptionObject, struct _Unwind_Context *context)
+#endif
+{
+  // Since C does not have catch clauses, there is nothing to do during
+  // phase 1 (the search phase).
+#if USING_ARM_EHABI
+  // After resuming from a cleanup we should also continue on to the next
+  // frame straight away.
+  if ((state & _US_ACTION_MASK) != _US_UNWIND_FRAME_STARTING)
+#else
+  if (actions & _UA_SEARCH_PHASE)
+#endif
+    return continueUnwind(exceptionObject, context);
+
+  // There is nothing to do if there is no LSDA for this frame.
+  const uint8_t *lsda = (uint8_t *)_Unwind_GetLanguageSpecificData(context);
+  if (lsda == (uint8_t *)0)
+    return continueUnwind(exceptionObject, context);
+
+  uintptr_t pc = (uintptr_t)_Unwind_GetIP(context) - 1;
+  uintptr_t funcStart = (uintptr_t)_Unwind_GetRegionStart(context);
+  uintptr_t pcOffset = pc - funcStart;
+
+  // Parse LSDA header.
+  uint8_t lpStartEncoding = *lsda++;
+  if (lpStartEncoding != DW_EH_PE_omit) {
+    readEncodedPointer(&lsda, lpStartEncoding);
+  }
+  uint8_t ttypeEncoding = *lsda++;
+  if (ttypeEncoding != DW_EH_PE_omit) {
+    readULEB128(&lsda);
+  }
+  // Walk call-site table looking for range that includes current PC.
+  uint8_t callSiteEncoding = *lsda++;
+  uint32_t callSiteTableLength = readULEB128(&lsda);
+  const uint8_t *callSiteTableStart = lsda;
+  const uint8_t *callSiteTableEnd = callSiteTableStart + callSiteTableLength;
+  const uint8_t *p = callSiteTableStart;
+  while (p < callSiteTableEnd) {
+    uintptr_t start = readEncodedPointer(&p, callSiteEncoding);
+    uintptr_t length = readEncodedPointer(&p, callSiteEncoding);
+    uintptr_t landingPad = readEncodedPointer(&p, callSiteEncoding);
+    readULEB128(&p); // action value not used for C code
+    if (landingPad == 0)
+      continue; // no landing pad for this entry
+    if ((start <= pcOffset) && (pcOffset < (start + length))) {
+      // Found landing pad for the PC.
+      // Set Instruction Pointer to so we re-enter function
+      // at landing pad. The landing pad is created by the compiler
+      // to take two parameters in registers.
+      _Unwind_SetGR(context, __builtin_eh_return_data_regno(0),
+                    (uintptr_t)exceptionObject);
+      _Unwind_SetGR(context, __builtin_eh_return_data_regno(1), 0);
+      _Unwind_SetIP(context, (funcStart + landingPad));
+      return _URC_INSTALL_CONTEXT;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // No landing pad found, continue unwinding.
+  return continueUnwind(exceptionObject, context);
+}
diff --git a/src/libunwind.zig b/src/libunwind.zig
index db1056b776..b5b11f59dc 100644
--- a/src/libunwind.zig
+++ b/src/libunwind.zig
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ pub fn buildStaticLib(comp: *Compilation) !void {
         "libunwind" ++ path.sep_str ++ "src" ++ path.sep_str ++ "Unwind-sjlj.c",
         "libunwind" ++ path.sep_str ++ "src" ++ path.sep_str ++ "UnwindRegistersRestore.S",
         "libunwind" ++ path.sep_str ++ "src" ++ path.sep_str ++ "UnwindRegistersSave.S",
+        "libunwind" ++ path.sep_str ++ "src" ++ path.sep_str ++ "gcc_personality_v0.c",
     };
     var c_source_files: [unwind_src_list.len]Compilation.CSourceFile = undefined;
     for (unwind_src_list) |unwind_src, i| {