--- run-command.c.orig
+++ run-command.c
@@ -637,11 +637,19 @@
 	async->proc_in = proc_in;
 	async->proc_out = proc_out;
 	{
-		int err = pthread_create(&async->tid, NULL, run_thread, async);
+		int err;
+		pthread_attr_t attr;
+		size_t stacksize;
+		pthread_attr_init(&attr);
+		pthread_attr_getstacksize(&attr, &stacksize);
+		if (stacksize < 131072) stacksize = 131072;
+		pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, stacksize);
+		err = pthread_create(&async->tid, &attr, run_thread, async);
 		if (err) {
 			error("cannot create thread: %s", strerror(err));
 			goto error;
 		}
+		pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
 	}
 #endif
 	return 0;