diff --git a/bfd/hosts/vaxbsd.h b/bfd/hosts/vaxbsd.h
index a8670816c75..41cd03b35d7 100644
--- a/bfd/hosts/vaxbsd.h
+++ b/bfd/hosts/vaxbsd.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #define	HOST_MACHINE_ARCH	bfd_arch_vax
 
 #define	HOST_TEXT_START_ADDR	0
-#define	HOST_STACK_END_ADDR	KERNBASE
+#define	HOST_STACK_END_ADDR	(KERNBASE - (UPAGES * NBPG))
 #undef	HOST_BIG_ENDIAN_P
 
 /* EXACT TYPES */