diff --git a/media/libdav1d/asm/moz.build b/media/libdav1d/asm/moz.build
index b12240139789..ca89221c98cf 100644
--- a/media/libdav1d/asm/moz.build
+++ b/media/libdav1d/asm/moz.build
@@ -25,16 +25,17 @@ CFLAGS += [
     '-I%s/dist/include/dav1d/' % TOPOBJDIR,
 ]
 
-# Default stack aligment is 16 bytes.
-stack_alignment = 16
-
+stack_alignment = 0
 # Attaching config.asm file
 if CONFIG['CPU_ARCH'] == 'x86':
+    # Default stack alignment can be 4 bytes.
     if CONFIG['OS_TARGET'] == 'WINNT':
+        stack_alignment = 4
         ASFLAGS += ['-I%s/media/libdav1d/asm/x86_32/win/' % TOPSRCDIR]
     else:
         ASFLAGS += ['-I%s/media/libdav1d/asm/x86_32/' % TOPSRCDIR]
-        # Default stack aligment can be 4 bytes, change it to 16 bytes.
+        stack_alignment = 16
+        # Change stack alignment to 16 bytes.
         if CONFIG['CC_TYPE'] == 'clang':
             CFLAGS += ['-mstack-alignment=16']
         elif CONFIG['CC_TYPE'] == 'gcc':
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ if CONFIG['CPU_ARCH'] == 'x86':
 
 
 if CONFIG['CPU_ARCH'] == 'x86_64':
+    # Default stack aligment is 16 bytes.
+    stack_alignment = 16
     if CONFIG['OS_TARGET'] == 'Darwin':
         ASFLAGS += ['-I%s/media/libdav1d/asm/x86_64/osx/' % TOPSRCDIR]
     elif CONFIG['OS_TARGET'] == 'WINNT':
@@ -62,6 +65,8 @@ if CONFIG['CPU_ARCH'] == 'x86_64':
             CFLAGS += ['-mpreferred-stack-boundary=5']
 
 # Set the macro here instead of config.h
+if stack_alignment == 0:
+    error('Stack alignment cannot be zero.')
 DEFINES['STACK_ALIGNMENT'] = stack_alignment
 
 if CONFIG['CPU_ARCH'] in ('x86', 'x86_64'):
diff --git a/media/libdav1d/asm/x86_32/win/config.asm b/media/libdav1d/asm/x86_32/win/config.asm
index e5f09a91a86d..f701a081aa86 100644
--- a/media/libdav1d/asm/x86_32/win/config.asm
+++ b/media/libdav1d/asm/x86_32/win/config.asm
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 
 %define PREFIX 1
 
-%define STACK_ALIGNMENT 16
+%define STACK_ALIGNMENT 4
 
diff --git a/media/libdav1d/moz.build b/media/libdav1d/moz.build
index 788c1a5ab971..9a3b686d3b60 100644
--- a/media/libdav1d/moz.build
+++ b/media/libdav1d/moz.build
@@ -32,20 +32,26 @@ DEFINES['DAV1D_API'] = ''
 if CONFIG['MOZ_DAV1D_ASM']:
     DIRS += ['asm']
 
+    # Store the stack alignment that will be used.
+    stack_alignment = 0
+
     # Default stack alignment can be 4 bytes on x86.
     if CONFIG['CPU_ARCH'] == 'x86':
-        # Update stack alignment to 16 bytes.
-        if CONFIG['CC_TYPE'] == 'clang':
-            CFLAGS += ['-mstack-alignment=16']
-            for ep in entrypoint_source_files:
-                SOURCES[ep].flags += ['-mstackrealign']
-        elif CONFIG['CC_TYPE'] == 'gcc':
-            CFLAGS += ['-mpreferred-stack-boundary=4']
-            for ep in entrypoint_source_files:
-                SOURCES[ep].flags += ['-mincoming-stack-boundary=2']
+        if CONFIG['OS_TARGET'] == 'WINNT':
+            # Allow the default to avoid crashes
+            stack_alignment = 4
+        else:
+            # Update stack alignment to 16 bytes.
+            stack_alignment = 16
+            if CONFIG['CC_TYPE'] == 'clang':
+                CFLAGS += ['-mstack-alignment=16']
+                for ep in entrypoint_source_files:
+                    SOURCES[ep].flags += ['-mstackrealign']
+            elif CONFIG['CC_TYPE'] == 'gcc':
+                CFLAGS += ['-mpreferred-stack-boundary=4']
+                for ep in entrypoint_source_files:
+                    SOURCES[ep].flags += ['-mincoming-stack-boundary=2']
 
-    # Expect stack alignment of 16 bytes.
-    stack_alignment = 16
 
     # The default stack alignment in x86_64 is 16 bytes. On all Linux flavors the
     # default is used due to crashes with 32 bytes stack alignment.
@@ -62,6 +68,8 @@ if CONFIG['MOZ_DAV1D_ASM']:
                 SOURCES[ep].flags += ['-mincoming-stack-boundary=4']
 
     # Set the macro here instead of config.h
+    if stack_alignment == 0:
+        error('Stack alignment cannot be zero.')
     DEFINES['STACK_ALIGNMENT'] = stack_alignment
 
 if CONFIG['OS_TARGET'] == 'Linux':