diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.4/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.4/default.nix
index 2293e6d485a..2e7d3a03141 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.4/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.4/default.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   prePatch = optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     substituteInPlace configure --replace '`/usr/bin/arch`' '"i386"'
+    substituteInPlace configure --replace '-Wl,-stack_size,1000000' ' '
   '';
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.5/default.nix
index 1b6814ea436..69d3df32a32 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.5/default.nix
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   prePatch = optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     substituteInPlace configure --replace '`/usr/bin/arch`' '"i386"'
+    substituteInPlace configure --replace '-Wl,-stack_size,1000000' ' '
   '';
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.6/default.nix
index 2c184644207..3a6635cd8b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.6/default.nix
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   prePatch = optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     substituteInPlace configure --replace '`/usr/bin/arch`' '"i386"'
+    substituteInPlace configure --replace '-Wl,-stack_size,1000000' ' '
   '';
 
   preConfigure = ''