diff --git a/signal.c b/signal.c
index dd05e8270e..764031e78a 100644
--- a/signal.c
+++ b/signal.c
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ static void
 sigill(int sig SIGINFO_ARG)
 {
     check_reserved_signal("ILL");
-#if defined __APPLE__
+#if defined __APPLE__ || defined __linux__
     CHECK_STACK_OVERFLOW();
 #endif
     rb_bug_for_fatal_signal(default_sigill_handler, sig, SIGINFO_CTX, "Illegal instruction" MESSAGE_FAULT_ADDRESS);