diff --git a/cmake/DetectSIMDHostileStackCheckMacOSXcodePairing.cmake b/cmake/DetectSIMDHostileStackCheckMacOSXcodePairing.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5384d2
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+++ b/cmake/DetectSIMDHostileStackCheckMacOSXcodePairing.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# Ceres Solver - A fast non-linear least squares minimizer
+# Copyright 2019 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+# http://ceres-solver.org/
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+#   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+# * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+#   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+#   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+# * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its contributors may be
+#   used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+#   specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+# ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
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+# SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+# INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+# CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+# ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+# POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+# Author: alexs.mac@gmail.com (Alex Stewart)
+
+# As detailed in [1] the combination of macOS 10.15.x (Catalina) and Xcode 11
+# (up to at least 10.15.1 / Xcode 11.1) enables by default -fstack-check which
+# can break the alignment requirements for SIMD instructions resulting in
+# segfaults from within Eigen.
+#
+# [1]: https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/121887
+function(detect_simd_hostile_stack_check_macos_xcode_pairing OUT_VAR)
+  set(${OUT_VAR} FALSE PARENT_SCOPE)
+  if (NOT APPLE)
+    return()
+  endif()
+
+  execute_process(COMMAND sw_vers -productVersion
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE MACOS_VERSION
+    ERROR_QUIET
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+
+  execute_process(COMMAND xcodebuild -version
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE XCODE_VERSION
+    ERROR_QUIET
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+  string(REGEX MATCH "Xcode [0-9\\.]+" XCODE_VERSION "${XCODE_VERSION}")
+  string(REGEX REPLACE "Xcode ([0-9\\.]+)" "\\1" XCODE_VERSION "${XCODE_VERSION}")
+
+  include(CheckCXXSourceRuns)
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "-mavx -O3")
+  # Minimal test case taken from [1], author: snowcat, segfaults if
+  # -fstack-check is enabled by default on affected macOS / Xcode pairing.
+  check_cxx_source_runs(
+    "int main(void) {
+       register char a __asm(\"rbx\") = 0;
+       char b[5000];
+       char c[100] = {0};
+       asm volatile(\"\" : : \"r,m\"(a), \"r,m\"(b), \"r,m\"(c) : \"memory\");
+       return 0;
+     }"
+     BROKEN_STACK_CHECK_DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT)
+
+   if (NOT BROKEN_STACK_CHECK_DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT)
+     message("-- Detected macOS version: ${MACOS_VERSION} and Xcode version: "
+       "${XCODE_VERSION} with SIMD-hostile -fstack-check enabled by default. "
+       "Unless -fno-stack-check is used, segfaults may occur in any code that "
+       "uses SIMD instructions.")
+     set(${OUT_VAR} TRUE PARENT_SCOPE)
+   endif()
+endfunction()
diff --git a/internal/ceres/CMakeLists.txt b/internal/ceres/CMakeLists.txt
index 01c23ca..63e8540 100644
--- a/internal/ceres/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/internal/ceres/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -349,6 +349,15 @@
   target_include_directories(ceres PUBLIC ${INC_DIR})
 endforeach()
 
+include(DetectSIMDHostileStackCheckMacOSXcodePairing)
+detect_simd_hostile_stack_check_macos_xcode_pairing(
+  MUST_DISABLE_STACK_CHECK)
+if (MUST_DISABLE_STACK_CHECK)
+  message("-- Explicitly disabling -fstack-check in Ceres target (both "
+    "for Ceres and for clients) to avoid breaking SIMD alignment.")
+  target_compile_options(ceres PUBLIC "-fno-stack-check")
+endif()
+
 install(TARGETS ceres
         EXPORT  CeresExport
         RUNTIME DESTINATION bin