diff --git a/arch/metag/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/metag/include/asm/processor.h
index 3be8581af495..a8a37477c66e 100644
--- a/arch/metag/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/metag/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #define STACK_TOP	(TASK_SIZE - PAGE_SIZE)
 #define STACK_TOP_MAX	STACK_TOP
 /* Maximum virtual space for stack */
-#define STACK_SIZE_MAX	(1 << 28)	/* 256 MB */
+#define STACK_SIZE_MAX	(CONFIG_MAX_STACK_SIZE_MB*1024*1024)
 
 /* This decides where the kernel will search for a free chunk of vm
  * space during mmap's.
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h
index 86522ef09d52..d951c9681ab3 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@
 #define STACK_TOP	TASK_SIZE
 #define STACK_TOP_MAX	DEFAULT_TASK_SIZE
 
-#define STACK_SIZE_MAX	(1 << 30)	/* 1 GB */
+/* Allow bigger stacks for 64-bit processes */
+#define STACK_SIZE_MAX	(USER_WIDE_MODE					\
+			 ? (1 << 30)	/* 1 GB */			\
+			 : (CONFIG_MAX_STACK_SIZE_MB*1024*1024))
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c
index 31ffa9b55322..e1ffea2f9a0b 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/sys_parisc.c
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ static unsigned long mmap_upper_limit(void)
 {
 	unsigned long stack_base;
 
-	/* Limit stack size to 1GB - see setup_arg_pages() in fs/exec.c */
+	/* Limit stack size - see setup_arg_pages() in fs/exec.c */
 	stack_base = rlimit_max(RLIMIT_STACK);
-	if (stack_base > (1 << 30))
-		stack_base = 1 << 30;
+	if (stack_base > STACK_SIZE_MAX)
+		stack_base = STACK_SIZE_MAX;
 
 	return PAGE_ALIGN(STACK_TOP - stack_base);
 }
diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
index ebe5880c29d6..1b5a95f0fa01 100644
--- a/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/mm/Kconfig
@@ -581,3 +581,18 @@ config PGTABLE_MAPPING
 
 config GENERIC_EARLY_IOREMAP
 	bool
+
+config MAX_STACK_SIZE_MB
+	int "Maximum user stack size for 32-bit processes (MB)"
+	default 80
+	range 8 256 if METAG
+	range 8 2048
+	depends on STACK_GROWSUP && (!64BIT || COMPAT)
+	help
+	  This is the maximum stack size in Megabytes in the VM layout of 32-bit
+	  user processes when the stack grows upwards (currently only on parisc
+	  and metag arch). The stack will be located at the highest memory
+	  address minus the given value, unless the RLIMIT_STACK hard limit is
+	  changed to a smaller value in which case that is used.
+
+	  A sane initial value is 80 MB.