diff --git a/sql/item_jsonfunc.cc b/sql/item_jsonfunc.cc
index f14bb4b20cf41..328d1a9f50125 100644
--- a/sql/item_jsonfunc.cc
+++ b/sql/item_jsonfunc.cc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static bool check_overlaps(json_engine_t *, json_engine_t *, bool);
 static int json_find_overlap_with_object(json_engine_t *, json_engine_t *, bool);
 
 #ifndef DBUG_OFF
-static int dbug_json_check_min_stack_requirement()
+int dbug_json_check_min_stack_requirement()
 {
   my_error(ER_STACK_OVERRUN_NEED_MORE, MYF(ME_FATAL),
            my_thread_stack_size, my_thread_stack_size, STACK_MIN_SIZE);
diff --git a/sql/json_schema.cc b/sql/json_schema.cc
index c5dfdec409aec..dd5862acb1761 100644
--- a/sql/json_schema.cc
+++ b/sql/json_schema.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 #include "json_schema.h"
 #include "json_schema_helper.h"
 #include "pcre2.h"
+
+#ifndef DBUG_OFF
+int dbug_json_check_min_stack_requirement();
+#endif
+
 static HASH all_keywords_hash;
 
 static Json_schema_keyword *create_json_schema_keyword(THD *thd)
@@ -2779,15 +2784,9 @@ bool create_object_and_handle_keyword(THD *thd, json_engine_t *je,
   List<Json_schema_keyword> temporary_list;
 
   DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("json_check_min_stack_requirement",
-                  {
-                    long arbitrary_var;
-                    long stack_used_up=
-                         (available_stack_size(thd->thread_stack,
-                                               &arbitrary_var));
-                    ALLOCATE_MEM_ON_STACK(my_thread_stack_size-stack_used_up-STACK_MIN_SIZE);
-                  });
+                  dbug_json_check_min_stack_requirement(); return true;);
   if (check_stack_overrun(thd, STACK_MIN_SIZE , NULL))
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 
   while (json_scan_next(je)== 0 && je->stack_p >= level)
   {
diff --git a/sql/json_table.cc b/sql/json_table.cc
index 0f1ec1156f0e2..5337c6d92f6a6 100644
--- a/sql/json_table.cc
+++ b/sql/json_table.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 #include "create_tmp_table.h"
 #include "sql_parse.h"
 
+#ifndef DBUG_OFF
+int dbug_json_check_min_stack_requirement();
+#endif
+
 #define HA_ERR_JSON_TABLE (HA_ERR_LAST+1)
 
 class table_function_handlerton
@@ -104,13 +108,9 @@ int get_disallowed_table_deps_for_list(MEM_ROOT *mem_root,
   List_iterator<TABLE_LIST> li(*join_list);
 
   DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("json_check_min_stack_requirement",
-                  {
-                    long arbitrary_var;
-                    long stack_used_up= (available_stack_size(current_thd->thread_stack, &arbitrary_var));
-                    ALLOCATE_MEM_ON_STACK(my_thread_stack_size-stack_used_up-STACK_MIN_SIZE);
-                  });
+                  return -dbug_json_check_min_stack_requirement(););
   if (check_stack_overrun(current_thd, STACK_MIN_SIZE , NULL))
-    return 1;
+    return -1;
 
   while ((table= li++))
   {
@@ -1345,19 +1345,15 @@ void Table_function_json_table::fix_after_pullout(TABLE_LIST *sql_table,
      Recursively make all tables in the join_list also depend on deps.
 */
 
-static void add_extra_deps(List<TABLE_LIST> *join_list, table_map deps)
+static bool add_extra_deps(List<TABLE_LIST> *join_list, table_map deps)
 {
   TABLE_LIST *table;
   List_iterator<TABLE_LIST> li(*join_list);
 
   DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("json_check_min_stack_requirement",
-                  {
-                    long arbitrary_var;
-                    long stack_used_up= (available_stack_size(current_thd->thread_stack, &arbitrary_var));
-                    ALLOCATE_MEM_ON_STACK(my_thread_stack_size-stack_used_up-STACK_MIN_SIZE);
-                  });
+                  dbug_json_check_min_stack_requirement(); return true;);
   if (check_stack_overrun(current_thd, STACK_MIN_SIZE , NULL))
-    return;
+    return true;
   while ((table= li++))
   {
     table->dep_tables |= deps;
@@ -1365,9 +1361,11 @@ static void add_extra_deps(List<TABLE_LIST> *join_list, table_map deps)
     if ((nested_join= table->nested_join))
     {
        // set the deps inside, too
-       add_extra_deps(&nested_join->join_list, deps);
+       if (add_extra_deps(&nested_join->join_list, deps))
+         return true;
     }
   }
+  return false;
 }
 
 
@@ -1447,11 +1445,7 @@ table_map add_table_function_dependencies(List<TABLE_LIST> *join_list,
   List_iterator<TABLE_LIST> li(*join_list);
 
   DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("json_check_min_stack_requirement",
-                  {
-                    long arbitrary_var;
-                    long stack_used_up= (available_stack_size(current_thd->thread_stack, &arbitrary_var));
-                    ALLOCATE_MEM_ON_STACK(my_thread_stack_size-stack_used_up-STACK_MIN_SIZE);
-                  });
+                  if (dbug_json_check_min_stack_requirement()) return 0;);
   if ((res=check_stack_overrun(current_thd, STACK_MIN_SIZE , NULL)))
     return res;
 
diff --git a/sql/sql_parse.h b/sql/sql_parse.h
index 94dc19094ca59..9d846d7d0e2ee 100644
--- a/sql/sql_parse.h
+++ b/sql/sql_parse.h
@@ -189,20 +189,4 @@ check_table_access(THD *thd, privilege_t requirements,TABLE_LIST *tables,
 { return false; }
 #endif /*NO_EMBEDDED_ACCESS_CHECKS*/
 
-
-/*
-  Allocating memory and *also* using it (reading and
-  writing from it) because some build instructions cause
-  compiler to optimize out stack_used_up. Since alloca()
-  here depends on stack_used_up, it doesnt get executed
-  correctly and causes json_debug_nonembedded to fail
-  ( --error ER_STACK_OVERRUN_NEED_MORE does not occur).
-*/
-#define ALLOCATE_MEM_ON_STACK(A) do \
-                              { \
-                                uchar *array= (uchar*)alloca(A); \
-                                bzero(array, A); \
-                                my_checksum(0, array, A); \
-                              } while(0)
-
 #endif /* SQL_PARSE_INCLUDED */