diff --git a/lib/llvm-backend/build.rs b/lib/llvm-backend/build.rs
index 6c8117dd9..904a83fb1 100644
--- a/lib/llvm-backend/build.rs
+++ b/lib/llvm-backend/build.rs
@@ -209,12 +209,14 @@ fn main() {
     cc::Build::new()
         .cpp(true)
         .file("cpp/object_loader.cpp")
+        .file("cpp/unwinding.s")
         .compile("llvm-backend");
 
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=static=llvm-backend");
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=build.rs");
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=cpp/object_loader.cpp");
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=cpp/object_loader.hh");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=cpp/unwinding.s");
 
     // Enable "nightly" cfg if the current compiler is nightly.
     if rustc_version::version_meta().unwrap().channel == rustc_version::Channel::Nightly {
diff --git a/lib/llvm-backend/cpp/object_loader.cpp b/lib/llvm-backend/cpp/object_loader.cpp
index f79b0316d..ff2c4132b 100644
--- a/lib/llvm-backend/cpp/object_loader.cpp
+++ b/lib/llvm-backend/cpp/object_loader.cpp
@@ -4,37 +4,40 @@
 
 extern "C" void __register_frame(uint8_t *);
 extern "C" void __deregister_frame(uint8_t *);
+extern "C" void unwinding_setjmp(uint8_t **stack_out, void (*func)(void *), void *userdata);
+[[noreturn]] extern "C" void unwinding_longjmp(uint8_t *stack_in);
 
 struct UnwindPoint {
     UnwindPoint *prev;
-    jmp_buf unwind_info;
+    uint8_t *stack;
+    std::function<void()> *f;
     std::unique_ptr<std::exception> exception;
 };
 
 static thread_local UnwindPoint *unwind_state = nullptr;
 
+static void unwind_payload(void *_point) {
+    UnwindPoint *point = (UnwindPoint *) _point;
+    (*point->f)();
+}
+
 void catch_unwind(std::function<void()>&& f) {
     UnwindPoint current;
     current.prev = unwind_state;
+    current.f = &f;
     unwind_state = &current;
 
-    bool rethrow = false;
-
-    if(setjmp(current.unwind_info)) {
-        rethrow = true;
-    } else {
-        f();
+    unwinding_setjmp(&current.stack, unwind_payload, (void *) &current);
+    if(current.exception) {
+        throw *current.exception;
     }
-
-    unwind_state = current.prev;
-    if(rethrow) throw *current.exception;
 }
 
 void unsafe_unwind(std::exception *exception) {
     UnwindPoint *state = unwind_state;
     if(state) {
         state->exception.reset(exception);
-        longjmp(state->unwind_info, 42);
+        unwinding_longjmp(state->stack);
     } else {
         abort();
     }
diff --git a/lib/llvm-backend/cpp/unwinding.s b/lib/llvm-backend/cpp/unwinding.s
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfe91234e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/llvm-backend/cpp/unwinding.s
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# (save_place, func(userdata), userdata)
+.globl _unwinding_setjmp
+_unwinding_setjmp:
+push %r15
+push %r14
+push %r13
+push %r12
+push %rbx
+push %rbp
+sub $8, %rsp # 16-byte alignment
+mov %rsp, (%rdi)
+mov %rdx, %rdi
+callq *%rsi
+setjmp_ret:
+add $8, %rsp
+pop %rbp
+pop %rbx
+pop %r12
+pop %r13
+pop %r14
+pop %r15
+ret
+
+.globl _unwinding_longjmp
+_unwinding_longjmp:
+mov %rdi, %rsp
+jmp setjmp_ret