diff --git a/compel/arch/aarch64/src/lib/infect.c b/compel/arch/aarch64/src/lib/infect.c
index 41600e091..166ec2363 100644
--- a/compel/arch/aarch64/src/lib/infect.c
+++ b/compel/arch/aarch64/src/lib/infect.c
@@ -140,6 +140,17 @@ bool arch_can_dump_task(struct parasite_ctl *ctl)
 	return true;
 }
 
+int arch_fetch_sas(struct parasite_ctl *ctl, struct rt_sigframe *s)
+{
+	long ret;
+	int err;
+
+	err = compel_syscall(ctl, __NR_sigaltstack,
+			     &ret, 0, (unsigned long)&s->uc.uc_stack,
+			     0, 0, 0, 0);
+	return err ? err : ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Range for task size calculated from the following Linux kernel files:
  *   arch/arm64/include/asm/memory.h
diff --git a/compel/arch/arm/src/lib/infect.c b/compel/arch/arm/src/lib/infect.c
index a78108dff..27d258bc3 100644
--- a/compel/arch/arm/src/lib/infect.c
+++ b/compel/arch/arm/src/lib/infect.c
@@ -160,6 +160,17 @@ bool arch_can_dump_task(struct parasite_ctl *ctl)
 	return true;
 }
 
+int arch_fetch_sas(struct parasite_ctl *ctl, struct rt_sigframe *s)
+{
+	long ret;
+	int err;
+
+	err = compel_syscall(ctl, __NR_sigaltstack,
+			     &ret, 0, (unsigned long)&s->sig.uc.uc_stack,
+			     0, 0, 0, 0);
+	return err ? err : ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Range for task size calculated from the following Linux kernel files:
  *   arch/arm/include/asm/memory.h
diff --git a/compel/arch/ppc64/src/lib/infect.c b/compel/arch/ppc64/src/lib/infect.c
index f3f1aacec..32175174b 100644
--- a/compel/arch/ppc64/src/lib/infect.c
+++ b/compel/arch/ppc64/src/lib/infect.c
@@ -442,6 +442,17 @@ bool arch_can_dump_task(struct parasite_ctl *ctl)
 	return true;
 }
 
+int arch_fetch_sas(struct parasite_ctl *ctl, struct rt_sigframe *s)
+{
+	long ret;
+	int err;
+
+	err = compel_syscall(ctl, __NR_sigaltstack,
+			     &ret, 0, (unsigned long)&s->uc.uc_stack,
+			     0, 0, 0, 0);
+	return err ? err : ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Copied for the Linux kernel arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
  *
diff --git a/compel/arch/x86/src/lib/infect.c b/compel/arch/x86/src/lib/infect.c
index 84ff21b15..23a96df86 100644
--- a/compel/arch/x86/src/lib/infect.c
+++ b/compel/arch/x86/src/lib/infect.c
@@ -419,6 +419,21 @@ bool arch_can_dump_task(struct parasite_ctl *ctl)
 	return true;
 }
 
+int arch_fetch_sas(struct parasite_ctl *ctl, struct rt_sigframe *s)
+{
+	int native = compel_mode_native(ctl);
+	void *where = native ?
+		(void *)&s->native.uc.uc_stack :
+		(void *)&s->compat.uc.uc_stack;
+	long ret;
+	int err;
+
+	err = compel_syscall(ctl, __NR(sigaltstack, !native),
+			     &ret, 0, (unsigned long)where,
+			     0, 0, 0, 0);
+	return err ? err : ret;
+}
+
 /* Copied from the gdb header gdb/nat/x86-dregs.h */
 
 /* Debug registers' indices.  */
diff --git a/compel/include/infect-priv.h b/compel/include/infect-priv.h
index 0f80895a7..00671e71f 100644
--- a/compel/include/infect-priv.h
+++ b/compel/include/infect-priv.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ extern void *remote_mmap(struct parasite_ctl *ctl,
 		int flags, int fd, off_t offset);
 extern bool arch_can_dump_task(struct parasite_ctl *ctl);
 extern int get_task_regs(pid_t pid, user_regs_struct_t *regs, save_regs_t save, void *arg);
+extern int arch_fetch_sas(struct parasite_ctl *ctl, struct rt_sigframe *s);
 extern int sigreturn_prep_regs_plain(struct rt_sigframe *sigframe,
 				     user_regs_struct_t *regs,
 				     user_fpregs_struct_t *fpregs);
diff --git a/compel/src/lib/infect.c b/compel/src/lib/infect.c
index c02425036..c34452fd6 100644
--- a/compel/src/lib/infect.c
+++ b/compel/src/lib/infect.c
@@ -894,6 +894,13 @@ int compel_infect(struct parasite_ctl *ctl, unsigned long nr_threads, unsigned l
 		ctl->r_thread_stack = ctl->remote_map + p;
 	}
 
+	ret = arch_fetch_sas(ctl, ctl->rsigframe);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("Can't fetch sigaltstack for task %d (ret %d)",
+		       ctl->rpid, ret);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
 	if (parasite_start_daemon(ctl))
 		goto err;