diff --git a/lib/std/build.zig b/lib/std/build.zig
index 329c719573..a76e2b6327 100644
--- a/lib/std/build.zig
+++ b/lib/std/build.zig
@@ -1296,6 +1296,9 @@ pub const LibExeObjStep = struct {
 
     subsystem: ?builtin.SubSystem = null,
 
+    /// Overrides the default stack size
+    stack_size: ?u64 = null,
+
     const LinkObject = union(enum) {
         StaticPath: []const u8,
         OtherStep: *LibExeObjStep,
@@ -2029,6 +2032,11 @@ pub const LibExeObjStep = struct {
             try zig_args.append(@tagName(builder.color));
         }
 
+        if (self.stack_size) |stack_size| {
+            try zig_args.append("--stack");
+            try zig_args.append(try std.fmt.allocPrint(builder.allocator, "{}", .{stack_size}));
+        }
+
         if (self.root_src) |root_src| try zig_args.append(root_src.getPath(builder));
 
         var prev_has_extra_flags = false;