diff --git a/include/verilated.cpp b/include/verilated.cpp
index cbb10ad58..1a0377f11 100644
--- a/include/verilated.cpp
+++ b/include/verilated.cpp
@@ -3128,12 +3128,21 @@ void Verilated::stackCheck(QData needSize) VL_MT_UNSAFE {
         if (haveSize == RLIM_INFINITY) haveSize = 0;
     }
     // VL_PRINTF_MT("-Info: stackCheck(%" PRIu64 ") have %" PRIu64 "\n", needSize, haveSize);
-    // Check for 1.5x need, but suggest 2x so small model increase won't cause warning
-    // if the user follows the suggestions
-    if (VL_UNLIKELY(haveSize && needSize && haveSize < (needSize + needSize / 2))) {
-        VL_PRINTF_MT("%%Warning: System has stack size %" PRIu64 " kb"
-                     " which may be too small; suggest 'ulimit -s %" PRIu64 "' or larger\n",
-                     haveSize / 1024, (needSize * 2) / 1024);
+    // Check and request for 1.5x need. This is automated so the user doesn't need to do anything.
+    QData requestSize = needSize + needSize / 2;
+    if (VL_UNLIKELY(haveSize && needSize && haveSize < requestSize)) {
+        // Try to increase the stack limit to the requested size
+        rlim.rlim_cur = requestSize;
+        if (
+#ifdef _VL_TEST_RLIMIT_FAIL
+            true ||
+#endif
+            setrlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, &rlim)) {
+            VL_PRINTF_MT("%%Warning: System has stack size %" PRIu64 " kb"
+                         " which may be too small; failed to request more"
+                         " using 'ulimit -s %" PRIu64 "'\n",
+                         haveSize / 1024, requestSize);
+        }
     }
 #else
     (void)needSize;  // Unused argument
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_stack_check.pl b/test_regress/t/t_stack_check.pl
index 934833563..2cf86f001 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_stack_check.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_stack_check.pl
@@ -16,6 +16,5 @@ compile(
 
 execute();
 
-file_grep($Self->{run_log_filename}, qr/.*%Warning: System has stack size/);
 ok(1);
 1;
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_stack_check_fail.pl b/test_regress/t/t_stack_check_fail.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a2ef01d76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_stack_check_fail.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); die; }
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2003-2024 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you
+# can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
+
+top_filename("t/t_stack_check.v");
+
+scenarios(vlt => 1);
+
+compile(
+    verilator_flags2 => ['--binary --debug-stack-check', '--CFLAGS', '"-D_VL_TEST_RLIMIT_FAIL"'],
+    );
+
+execute();
+
+file_grep($Self->{run_log_filename}, qr/.*%Warning: System has stack size/);
+ok(1);
+1;