diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/webdsl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/webdsl/default.nix
index ba667e17c51..a0122319aed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/webdsl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/webdsl/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       strategoPackages.strategoxt strategoPackages.javafront
     ];
 
+  # This corrected a failing build on at least one 64 bit Linux system.
+  # See the comment about this here: http://webdsl.org/selectpage/Download/WebDSLOnLinux
+  preBuild = (if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then "ulimit -s unlimited" else "");
+
   meta = {
     homepage = http://webdsl.org/;
     description = "A domain-specific language for developing dynamic web applications with a rich data model";