diff --git a/src/rt/rust_task.cpp b/src/rt/rust_task.cpp
index 72979d67eefc8..2f6b8acb0725c 100644
--- a/src/rt/rust_task.cpp
+++ b/src/rt/rust_task.cpp
@@ -609,10 +609,21 @@ when unwinding through __morestack).
 void
 rust_task::reset_stack_limit() {
     uintptr_t sp = get_sp();
+    bool reseted = false;
     while (!sp_in_stk_seg(sp, stk)) {
+        reseted = true;
         prev_stack();
         assert(stk != NULL && "Failed to find the current stack");
     }
+
+    // Each call to prev_stack will record the stack limit. If we *didn't*
+    // call prev_stack then we still need to record it now to catch a corner case:
+    // the throw to initiate unwinding starts on the C stack while sp limit is 0.
+    // If we don't set the limit here then the rust code run subsequently will
+    // will veer into the red zone. Lame!
+    if (!reseted) {
+        record_stack_limit();
+    }
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/unwind-resource.rs b/src/test/run-pass/unwind-resource.rs
index a36be079b4343..bde90e3726ed3 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/unwind-resource.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/unwind-resource.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// xfail-test
+// xfail-fast
+
 extern mod extra;
 
 use std::comm::*;