diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/samterm/main.c b/sys/src/cmd/samterm/main.c
index 6f47e455c..71999b76b 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/samterm/main.c
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/samterm/main.c
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include "flayer.h"
 #include "samterm.h"
 
+int	mainstacksize = 16*1024;
+
 Text	cmd;
 Rune	*scratch;
 long	nscralloc;