diff --git a/libs/libvmbase/sections.ld b/libs/libvmbase/sections.ld
index 222edae..9d69935 100644
--- a/libs/libvmbase/sections.ld
+++ b/libs/libvmbase/sections.ld
@@ -132,3 +132,10 @@
 		*(.note.gnu.build-id)
 	}
 }
+
+/*
+ * Make calling the limit_stack_size!() macro optional by providing a default.
+ */
+PROVIDE(vmbase_stack_limit = DEFINED(vmbase_stack_limit_client) ?
+                                     vmbase_stack_limit_client :
+                                     vmbase_stack_limit_default);