diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index fbea1f67a36f442..7cf1f975a983515 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ hardware_stack_limits(uintptr_t *base, uintptr_t *top, uintptr_t sp)
     GetCurrentThreadStackLimits(&low, &high);
     *top = (uintptr_t)high;
     ULONG guarantee = 0;
+#ifdef MS_WINDOWS_DESKTOP
     SetThreadStackGuarantee(&guarantee);
+#endif
     *base = (uintptr_t)low + guarantee;
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
     pthread_t this_thread = pthread_self();