diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3332be8c8..ab8f60c78 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -323,6 +323,19 @@ else()
 	set( ZLIB_LIBRARY z )
 endif()
 
+if( HAVE_VM_JIT AND UNIX )
+	check_symbol_exists( "backtrace" "execinfo.h" HAVE_BACKTRACE )
+	if( NOT HAVE_BACKTRACE )
+		set( CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "-lexecinfo" )
+		check_symbol_exists( "backtrace" "execinfo.h" HAVE_LIBEXECINFO )
+		if( HAVE_LIBEXECINFO )
+			set( ALL_C_FLAGS "${ALL_C_FLAGS} -lexecinfo" )
+		else( HAVE_LIBEXECINFO )
+			set( HAVE_VM_JIT NO )
+		endif( HAVE_LIBEXECINFO )
+	endif( NOT HAVE_BACKTRACE )
+endif( HAVE_VM_JIT AND UNIX )
+
 if( ${HAVE_VM_JIT} )
 	if( ASMJIT_FOUND AND NOT FORCE_INTERNAL_ASMJIT )
 		message( STATUS "Using system asmjit, includes found at ${ASMJIT_INCLUDE_DIR}" )