diff --git a/cmd/ztest/Makefile.am b/cmd/ztest/Makefile.am
index 0573566e9e..0aa6c2e468 100644
--- a/cmd/ztest/Makefile.am
+++ b/cmd/ztest/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/Rules.am
 
-AM_CFLAGS += -Wframe-larger-than=1024
+AM_CFLAGS += $(FRAME_LARGER_THAN)
 
 DEFAULT_INCLUDES += \
 	-I${top_srcdir}/lib/libspl/include \
diff --git a/config/user-frame-larger-than.m4 b/config/user-frame-larger-than.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3384f50e4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/user-frame-larger-than.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+dnl #
+dnl # Check if gcc supports -Wframe-larger-than=<size> option.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_FRAME_LARGER_THAN], [
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for -Wframe-larger-than=<size> support])
+
+	saved_flags="$CFLAGS"
+	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wframe-larger-than=1024"
+
+	AC_RUN_IFELSE(AC_LANG_PROGRAM( [], []),
+	[
+		FRAME_LARGER_THAN=-Wframe-larger-than=1024
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+	],
+	[
+		FRAME_LARGER_THAN=
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+	])
+
+	CFLAGS="$saved_flags"
+        AC_SUBST([FRAME_LARGER_THAN])
+])
diff --git a/config/user.m4 b/config/user.m4
index be59e7b4fb..2f9825ce0d 100644
--- a/config/user.m4
+++ b/config/user.m4
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER], [
 	ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_ZLIB
 	ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_LIBUUID
 	ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_LIBBLKID
+	ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER_FRAME_LARGER_THAN
 ])
diff --git a/lib/libzpool/Makefile.am b/lib/libzpool/Makefile.am
index 7857820518..5e9d97b05d 100644
--- a/lib/libzpool/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/libzpool/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/Rules.am
 
-AM_CFLAGS += -Wframe-larger-than=1024
+AM_CFLAGS += $(FRAME_LARGER_THAN)
 
 SUBDIRS = include
 DEFAULT_INCLUDES += \