diff --git a/src/arm/codegen-arm.cc b/src/arm/codegen-arm.cc
index 5c8b777005..ff8711a613 100644
--- a/src/arm/codegen-arm.cc
+++ b/src/arm/codegen-arm.cc
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ void CodeGenerator::GenCode(FunctionLiteral* fun) {
     }
 #endif
 
-    // Allocate space for locals and initialize them.
+    // Allocate space for locals and initialize them.  This also checks
+    // for stack overflow.
     frame_->AllocateStackSlots();
     // Initialize the function return target after the locals are set
     // up, because it needs the expected frame height from the frame.
@@ -278,7 +279,6 @@ void CodeGenerator::GenCode(FunctionLiteral* fun) {
       frame_->CallRuntime(Runtime::kTraceEnter, 0);
       // Ignore the return value.
     }
-    CheckStack();
 
     // Compile the body of the function in a vanilla state. Don't
     // bother compiling all the code if the scope has an illegal
@@ -1111,9 +1111,18 @@ void CodeGenerator::CheckStack() {
   if (FLAG_check_stack) {
     Comment cmnt(masm_, "[ check stack");
     __ LoadRoot(ip, Heap::kStackLimitRootIndex);
-    __ cmp(sp, Operand(ip));
+    // Put the lr setup instruction in the delay slot.  The 'sizeof(Instr)' is
+    // added to the implicit 8 byte offset that always applies to operations
+    // with pc and gives a return address 12 bytes down.
+    masm_->add(lr, pc, Operand(sizeof(Instr)));
+    masm_->cmp(sp, Operand(ip));
     StackCheckStub stub;
-    __ CallStub(&stub, lo);  // Call the stub if lower.
+    // Call the stub if lower.
+    masm_->mov(pc,
+               Operand(reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(stub.GetCode().location()),
+                       RelocInfo::CODE_TARGET),
+               LeaveCC,
+               lo);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/arm/virtual-frame-arm.cc b/src/arm/virtual-frame-arm.cc
index 97958606e7..5b5c870ae7 100644
--- a/src/arm/virtual-frame-arm.cc
+++ b/src/arm/virtual-frame-arm.cc
@@ -141,9 +141,26 @@ void VirtualFrame::AllocateStackSlots() {
     Adjust(count);
       // Initialize stack slots with 'undefined' value.
     __ LoadRoot(ip, Heap::kUndefinedValueRootIndex);
-    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-      __ push(ip);
-    }
+  }
+  if (FLAG_check_stack) {
+    __ LoadRoot(r2, Heap::kStackLimitRootIndex);
+  }
+  for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    __ push(ip);
+  }
+  if (FLAG_check_stack) {
+    // Put the lr setup instruction in the delay slot.  The 'sizeof(Instr)' is
+    // added to the implicit 8 byte offset that always applies to operations
+    // with pc and gives a return address 12 bytes down.
+    masm()->add(lr, pc, Operand(sizeof(Instr)));
+    masm()->cmp(sp, Operand(r2));
+    StackCheckStub stub;
+    // Call the stub if lower.
+    masm()->mov(pc,
+                Operand(reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(stub.GetCode().location()),
+                        RelocInfo::CODE_TARGET),
+                LeaveCC,
+                lo);
   }
 }