diff --git a/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_handler.cpp b/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_handler.cpp
index 6e01289..f8192b5 100644
--- a/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_handler.cpp
+++ b/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_handler.cpp
@@ -592,19 +592,20 @@
     g_callbacks = *callbacks;
   }
 
-  void* thread_stack_allocation =
-    mmap(nullptr, PAGE_SIZE * 3, PROT_NONE, MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_PRIVATE, -1, 0);
+  size_t thread_stack_pages = 8;
+  void* thread_stack_allocation = mmap(nullptr, PAGE_SIZE * (thread_stack_pages + 2), PROT_NONE,
+                                       MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_PRIVATE, -1, 0);
   if (thread_stack_allocation == MAP_FAILED) {
     fatal_errno("failed to allocate debuggerd thread stack");
   }
 
   char* stack = static_cast<char*>(thread_stack_allocation) + PAGE_SIZE;
-  if (mprotect(stack, PAGE_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE) != 0) {
+  if (mprotect(stack, PAGE_SIZE * thread_stack_pages, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE) != 0) {
     fatal_errno("failed to mprotect debuggerd thread stack");
   }
 
   // Stack grows negatively, set it to the last byte in the page...
-  stack = (stack + PAGE_SIZE - 1);
+  stack = (stack + thread_stack_pages * PAGE_SIZE - 1);
   // and align it.
   stack -= 15;
   pseudothread_stack = stack;