diff --git a/bsd-user/elfload.c b/bsd-user/elfload.c
index 70a0f81f3d..5ceb60b1c2 100644
--- a/bsd-user/elfload.c
+++ b/bsd-user/elfload.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static abi_ulong setup_arg_pages(abi_ulong p, struct bsd_binprm *bprm,
     /* Create enough stack to hold everything.  If we don't use
      * it for args, we'll use it for something else...
      */
-    size = x86_stack_size;
+    size = target_dflssiz;
     if (size < MAX_ARG_PAGES * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE)
         size = MAX_ARG_PAGES * TARGET_PAGE_SIZE;
     error = target_mmap(0,
diff --git a/bsd-user/main.c b/bsd-user/main.c
index f16d6c80e2..f6643896f6 100644
--- a/bsd-user/main.c
+++ b/bsd-user/main.c
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
  *  along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
@@ -44,8 +49,6 @@
 #include "host-os.h"
 #include "target_arch_cpu.h"
 
-#include <sys/sysctl.h>
-
 int singlestep;
 unsigned long mmap_min_addr;
 uintptr_t guest_base;
@@ -57,12 +60,12 @@ const char *qemu_uname_release;
 enum BSDType bsd_type;
 char qemu_proc_pathname[PATH_MAX];  /* full path to exeutable */
 
-/*
- * XXX: on x86 MAP_GROWSDOWN only works if ESP <= address + 32, so
- * we allocate a bigger stack. Need a better solution, for example
- * by remapping the process stack directly at the right place
- */
-unsigned long x86_stack_size = 512 * 1024;
+unsigned long target_maxtsiz = TARGET_MAXTSIZ;   /* max text size */
+unsigned long target_dfldsiz = TARGET_DFLDSIZ;   /* initial data size limit */
+unsigned long target_maxdsiz = TARGET_MAXDSIZ;   /* max data size */
+unsigned long target_dflssiz = TARGET_DFLSSIZ;   /* initial data size limit */
+unsigned long target_maxssiz = TARGET_MAXSSIZ;   /* max stack size */
+unsigned long target_sgrowsiz = TARGET_SGROWSIZ; /* amount to grow stack */
 
 void gemu_log(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
@@ -112,7 +115,6 @@ static void usage(void)
            "-d item1[,...]    enable logging of specified items\n"
            "                  (use '-d help' for a list of log items)\n"
            "-D logfile        write logs to 'logfile' (default stderr)\n"
-           "-p pagesize       set the host page size to 'pagesize'\n"
            "-singlestep       always run in singlestep mode\n"
            "-strace           log system calls\n"
            "-trace            [[enable=]<pattern>][,events=<file>][,file=<file>]\n"
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ static void usage(void)
            ,
            TARGET_NAME,
            interp_prefix,
-           x86_stack_size);
+           target_dflssiz);
     exit(1);
 }
 
@@ -161,6 +163,22 @@ void init_task_state(TaskState *ts)
     ts->sigqueue_table[i].next = NULL;
 }
 
+static void
+adjust_ssize(void)
+{
+    struct rlimit rl;
+
+    if (getrlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, &rl) != 0)
+        return;
+
+    target_maxssiz = MIN(target_maxssiz, rl.rlim_max);
+    target_dflssiz = MIN(MAX(target_dflssiz, rl.rlim_cur), target_maxssiz);
+
+    rl.rlim_max = target_maxssiz;
+    rl.rlim_cur = target_dflssiz;
+    setrlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, &rl);
+}
+
 static void save_proc_pathname(char *argv0)
 {
     int mib[4];
@@ -197,6 +215,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     envlist_t *envlist = NULL;
     bsd_type = HOST_DEFAULT_BSD_TYPE;
 
+    adjust_ssize();
+
     if (argc <= 1) {
         usage();
     }
@@ -257,14 +277,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             }
         } else if (!strcmp(r, "s")) {
             r = argv[optind++];
-            rv = qemu_strtoul(r, &r, 0, &x86_stack_size);
-            if (rv < 0 || x86_stack_size <= 0) {
+            rv = qemu_strtoul(r, &r, 0, &target_dflssiz);
+            if (rv < 0 || target_dflssiz <= 0) {
                 usage();
             }
             if (*r == 'M') {
-                x86_stack_size *= MiB;
+                target_dflssiz *= 1024 * 1024;
             } else if (*r == 'k' || *r == 'K') {
-                x86_stack_size *= KiB;
+                target_dflssiz *= 1024;
+            }
+            if (target_dflssiz > target_maxssiz) {
+                usage();
             }
         } else if (!strcmp(r, "L")) {
             interp_prefix = argv[optind++];
diff --git a/bsd-user/qemu.h b/bsd-user/qemu.h
index a9df7ab874..3e3bd96cff 100644
--- a/bsd-user/qemu.h
+++ b/bsd-user/qemu.h
@@ -220,7 +220,12 @@ void mmap_fork_end(int child);
 
 /* main.c */
 extern char qemu_proc_pathname[];
-extern unsigned long x86_stack_size;
+extern unsigned long target_maxtsiz;
+extern unsigned long target_dfldsiz;
+extern unsigned long target_maxdsiz;
+extern unsigned long target_dflssiz;
+extern unsigned long target_maxssiz;
+extern unsigned long target_sgrowsiz;
 
 /* user access */
 
