diff --git a/compiler/msgs.nim b/compiler/msgs.nim
index be69f1ea5f..45fc2b1e24 100644
--- a/compiler/msgs.nim
+++ b/compiler/msgs.nim
@@ -720,7 +720,10 @@ type
 proc handleError(msg: TMsgKind, eh: TErrorHandling, s: string) =
   template quit =
     if defined(debug) or gVerbosity >= 3 or msg == errInternal:
-      writeStackTrace()
+      if stackTraceAvailable():
+        writeStackTrace()
+      else:
+        msgWriteln("No stack traceback available\nTo create a stacktrace, rerun compilation with ./koch temp c <file>")
     quit 1
 
   if msg >= fatalMin and msg <= fatalMax:
diff --git a/lib/system/excpt.nim b/lib/system/excpt.nim
index 417a8634f6..1b3471978a 100644
--- a/lib/system/excpt.nim
+++ b/lib/system/excpt.nim
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ proc auxWriteStackTrace(f: PFrame, s: var string) =
       add(s, tempFrames[j].procname)
     add(s, "\n")
 
+proc stackTraceAvailable*(): bool
+
 when hasSomeStackTrace:
   proc rawWriteStackTrace(s: var string) =
     when NimStackTrace:
@@ -188,6 +190,18 @@ when hasSomeStackTrace:
       auxWriteStackTraceWithBacktrace(s)
     else:
       add(s, "No stack traceback available\n")
+  proc stackTraceAvailable(): bool =
+    when NimStackTrace:
+      if framePtr == nil:
+        result = false
+      else:
+        result = true
+    elif defined(nativeStackTrace) and nativeStackTraceSupported:
+      result = true
+    else:
+      result = false
+else:
+  proc stackTraceAvailable*(): bool = result = false
 
 proc quitOrDebug() {.inline.} =
   when not defined(endb):