diff --git a/libretro-common/rthreads/rthreads.c b/libretro-common/rthreads/rthreads.c
index 6f887c7424..d24cd91e12 100644
--- a/libretro-common/rthreads/rthreads.c
+++ b/libretro-common/rthreads/rthreads.c
@@ -136,8 +136,15 @@ sthread_t *sthread_create(void (*thread_func)(void*), void *userdata)
 #ifdef USE_WIN32_THREADS
    thread->thread = CreateThread(NULL, 0, thread_wrap, data, 0, NULL);
    thread_created = !!thread->thread;
+#else
+#if defined(VITA)
+   pthread_attr_t thread_attr;
+   pthread_attr_init(&thread_attr);
+   pthread_attr_setstacksize(&thread_attr , 0x10000 );
+   thread_created = pthread_create(&thread->id, &thread_attr, thread_wrap, data) == 0;
 #else
    thread_created = pthread_create(&thread->id, NULL, thread_wrap, data) == 0;
+#endif
 #endif
 
    if (!thread_created)