diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trilinos/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trilinos/package.py
index 10120555495..7edfb8d4533 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trilinos/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/trilinos/package.py
@@ -885,6 +885,8 @@ def define_prefix_enable(prefix, cmake_var, spec_var=None):
 
         if sys.platform == 'darwin':
             options.append(define('Trilinos_ENABLE_FEI', False))
+            if '+stk' in spec:
+                cxx_flags.extend(['-DSTK_NO_BOOST_STACKTRACE'])
 
         if sys.platform == 'darwin' and macos_version() >= Version('10.12'):
             # use @rpath on Sierra due to limit of dynamic loader