diff --git a/doc/go1.3.html b/doc/go1.3.html
index fa9e3f7784..5404f4ec66 100644
--- a/doc/go1.3.html
+++ b/doc/go1.3.html
@@ -118,13 +118,6 @@ Details including performance numbers are in this
 <a href="http://golang.org/s/contigstacks">design document</a>.
 </p>
 
-<h3 id="stack_size">Stack size</h3>
-
-<p>
-Go 1.2 increased the minimum stack size to 8 kilobytes; with the new stack model, it has been
-put back to 4 kilobytes.
-</p>
-
 <h3 id="garbage_collector">Changes to the garbage collector</h3>
 
 <p>
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/stack.h b/src/pkg/runtime/stack.h
index a3a5d83a64..18ab30b69b 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/stack.h
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/stack.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ enum {
 	// The minimum stack segment size to allocate.
 	// If the amount needed for the splitting frame + StackExtra
 	// is less than this number, the stack will have this size instead.
-	StackMin = 4096,
+	StackMin = 8192,
 	StackSystemRounded = StackSystem + (-StackSystem & (StackMin-1)),
 	FixedStack = StackMin + StackSystemRounded,