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diff --git a/cpukit/libmisc/stackchk/check.c b/cpukit/libmisc/stackchk/check.c
index 4b6d0a6a68..a51961c073 100644
--- a/cpukit/libmisc/stackchk/check.c
+++ b/cpukit/libmisc/stackchk/check.c
@@ -91,8 +91,15 @@ static inline bool Stack_check_Frame_pointer_in_range(
((_the_stack)->area)
#else
+ /*
+ * We need this magic offset because during a task delete the task stack will
+ * be freed before we enter the task switch extension which checks the stack.
+ * The task stack free operation will write the next and previous pointers
+ * for the free list into this area.
+ */
#define Stack_check_Get_pattern_area( _the_stack ) \
- ((Stack_check_Control *) ((char *)(_the_stack)->area + HEAP_BLOCK_HEADER_SIZE))
+ ((Stack_check_Control *) ((char *)(_the_stack)->area \
+ + sizeof(Heap_Block) - HEAP_BLOCK_HEADER_SIZE))
#define Stack_check_Calculate_used( _low, _size, _high_water) \
( ((char *)(_low) + (_size)) - (char *)(_high_water) )