diff --git a/core/config.h b/core/config.h
index 74ada171..e8ab5bb2 100644
--- a/core/config.h
+++ b/core/config.h
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@
 #else
 #define DEFAULT_WASM_STACK_SIZE (12 * 1024)
 #endif
+/* Min auxilliary stack size of each wasm thread */
+#define WASM_THREAD_AUX_STACK_SIZE_MIN (256)
 
 /* Default/min/max stack size of each app thread */
 #if !defined(BH_PLATFORM_ZEPHYR) && !defined(BH_PLATFORM_ALIOS_THINGS) \
diff --git a/core/iwasm/libraries/thread-mgr/thread_manager.c b/core/iwasm/libraries/thread-mgr/thread_manager.c
index dfed25be..6f2dcbae 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/libraries/thread-mgr/thread_manager.c
+++ b/core/iwasm/libraries/thread-mgr/thread_manager.c
@@ -151,9 +151,11 @@ wasm_cluster_create(WASMExecEnv *exec_env)
     }
 
     cluster->stack_size = aux_stack_size / (cluster_max_thread_num + 1);
-    if (cluster->stack_size == 0) {
+    if (cluster->stack_size < WASM_THREAD_AUX_STACK_SIZE_MIN) {
         goto fail;
     }
+    /* Make stack size 16-byte aligned */
+    cluster->stack_size = cluster->stack_size & (~15);
 
     /* Set initial aux stack top to the instance and
         aux stack boundary to the main exec_env */