diff --git a/src/mono/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mono/CMakeLists.txt
index 12d49392ee37f5..49a73b1b709c37 100644
--- a/src/mono/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mono/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
   add_compile_options(/W3)   # set warning level 3
   add_compile_options(/EHsc) # set exception handling behavior
   add_compile_options(/FC)   # use full pathnames in diagnostics
+  add_link_options(/STACK:0x800000)  # set stack size to 8MB (default is 1MB)
   if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
     add_compile_options(/Oi)   # enable intrinsics
     add_compile_options(/GF)   # enable string pooling