diff --git a/src/runmode-af-packet.c b/src/runmode-af-packet.c
index fd21c26293f3..b8ad0bfac0c3 100644
--- a/src/runmode-af-packet.c
+++ b/src/runmode-af-packet.c
@@ -765,8 +765,6 @@ int RunModeIdsAFPAutoFp(void)
     int ret;
     const char *live_dev = NULL;
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
-
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     (void)ConfGet("af-packet.live-interface", &live_dev);
@@ -804,7 +802,6 @@ int RunModeIdsAFPSingle(void)
     int ret;
     const char *live_dev = NULL;
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     (void)ConfGet("af-packet.live-interface", &live_dev);
@@ -846,7 +843,6 @@ int RunModeIdsAFPWorkers(void)
     int ret;
     const char *live_dev = NULL;
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     (void)ConfGet("af-packet.live-interface", &live_dev);
diff --git a/src/runmode-af-xdp.c b/src/runmode-af-xdp.c
index 61d038f97c0c..33a47d167aee 100644
--- a/src/runmode-af-xdp.c
+++ b/src/runmode-af-xdp.c
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ int RunModeIdsAFXDPSingle(void)
     int ret;
     const char *live_dev = NULL;
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     (void)ConfGet("af-xdp.live-interface", &live_dev);
@@ -365,7 +364,6 @@ int RunModeIdsAFXDPWorkers(void)
     int ret;
     const char *live_dev = NULL;
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     (void)ConfGet("af-xdp.live-interface", &live_dev);
diff --git a/src/runmode-dpdk.c b/src/runmode-dpdk.c
index 5a934e8b9ed5..feba401b4130 100644
--- a/src/runmode-dpdk.c
+++ b/src/runmode-dpdk.c
@@ -1649,7 +1649,6 @@ int RunModeIdsDpdkWorkers(void)
 #ifdef HAVE_DPDK
     int ret;
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     InitEal();
diff --git a/src/runmode-erf-dag.c b/src/runmode-erf-dag.c
index f2fafbb3c3e2..503d1a15562a 100644
--- a/src/runmode-erf-dag.c
+++ b/src/runmode-erf-dag.c
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ int RunModeIdsErfDagSingle(void)
 
     SCEnter();
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
-
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     ret = RunModeSetLiveCaptureSingle(ParseDagConfig,
@@ -97,8 +95,6 @@ int RunModeIdsErfDagAutoFp(void)
 
     SCEnter();
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
-
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     ret = RunModeSetLiveCaptureAutoFp(ParseDagConfig, DagConfigGetThreadCount, "ReceiveErfDag",
@@ -118,8 +114,6 @@ int RunModeIdsErfDagWorkers(void)
 
     SCEnter();
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
-
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     ret = RunModeSetLiveCaptureWorkers(ParseDagConfig, DagConfigGetThreadCount, "ReceiveErfDag",
diff --git a/src/runmode-erf-file.c b/src/runmode-erf-file.c
index ac7386871a3b..dc09509d0411 100644
--- a/src/runmode-erf-file.c
+++ b/src/runmode-erf-file.c
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ int RunModeErfFileSingle(void)
         FatalError("Failed to get erf-file.file from config.");
     }
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
-
     TimeModeSetOffline();
 
     /* Basically the same setup as PCAP files. */
@@ -113,8 +111,6 @@ int RunModeErfFileAutoFp(void)
     char *queues = NULL;
     uint16_t thread;
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
-
     const char *file = NULL;
     if (ConfGet("erf-file.file", &file) == 0) {
         FatalError("Failed retrieving erf-file.file from config");
diff --git a/src/runmode-ipfw.c b/src/runmode-ipfw.c
index 1aae3e13b4df..de72f0623d06 100644
--- a/src/runmode-ipfw.c
+++ b/src/runmode-ipfw.c
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ int RunModeIpsIPFWAutoFp(void)
     int ret = 0;
 #ifdef IPFW
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
-
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     LiveDeviceHasNoStats();
@@ -83,8 +81,6 @@ int RunModeIpsIPFWWorker(void)
     int ret = 0;
 #ifdef IPFW
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
-
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     LiveDeviceHasNoStats();
diff --git a/src/runmode-napatech.c b/src/runmode-napatech.c
index 912126b9feab..cb8f560ea350 100644
--- a/src/runmode-napatech.c
+++ b/src/runmode-napatech.c
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ static int NapatechInit(int runmode)
 {
     int status;
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     /* Initialize the API and check version compatibility */
diff --git a/src/runmode-netmap.c b/src/runmode-netmap.c
index 5110a820eef9..927dc718856c 100644
--- a/src/runmode-netmap.c
+++ b/src/runmode-netmap.c
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ static int NetmapRunModeInit(NetmapRunMode_t runmode)
 {
     SCEnter();
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     const char *live_dev = NULL;
diff --git a/src/runmode-nflog.c b/src/runmode-nflog.c
index f744eae5909c..28b9ae5efd64 100644
--- a/src/runmode-nflog.c
+++ b/src/runmode-nflog.c
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ static int RunModeIdsNflogAutoFp(void)
     SCEnter();
 
 #ifdef HAVE_NFLOG
-    RunModeInitialize();
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     int ret = RunModeSetLiveCaptureAutoFp(ParseNflogConfig, NflogConfigGeThreadsCount,
@@ -173,7 +172,6 @@ static int RunModeIdsNflogSingle(void)
     SCEnter();
 
 #ifdef HAVE_NFLOG
-    RunModeInitialize();
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     int ret = RunModeSetLiveCaptureSingle(ParseNflogConfig, NflogConfigGeThreadsCount,
@@ -193,7 +191,6 @@ static int RunModeIdsNflogWorkers(void)
     SCEnter();
 
 #ifdef HAVE_NFLOG
-    RunModeInitialize();
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     int ret = RunModeSetLiveCaptureWorkers(ParseNflogConfig, NflogConfigGeThreadsCount,
diff --git a/src/runmode-nfq.c b/src/runmode-nfq.c
index f20e05a3cc18..d9ea93c746f3 100644
--- a/src/runmode-nfq.c
+++ b/src/runmode-nfq.c
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ int RunModeIpsNFQAutoFp(void)
     int ret = 0;
 #ifdef NFQ
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
-
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     LiveDeviceHasNoStats();
@@ -80,8 +78,6 @@ int RunModeIpsNFQWorker(void)
     int ret = 0;
 #ifdef NFQ
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
-
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     LiveDeviceHasNoStats();
diff --git a/src/runmode-pcap-file.c b/src/runmode-pcap-file.c
index 660c5304114e..e03592514fee 100644
--- a/src/runmode-pcap-file.c
+++ b/src/runmode-pcap-file.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ int RunModeFilePcapSingle(void)
         FatalError("Failed retrieving pcap-file from Conf");
     }
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
     TimeModeSetOffline();
 
     PcapFileGlobalInit();
@@ -130,8 +129,6 @@ int RunModeFilePcapAutoFp(void)
     char *queues = NULL;
     uint16_t thread;
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
-
     const char *file = NULL;
     if (ConfGet("pcap-file.file", &file) == 0) {
         FatalError("Failed retrieving pcap-file from Conf");
diff --git a/src/runmode-pcap.c b/src/runmode-pcap.c
index d9f0967ccb9f..bfefe3ec0e41 100644
--- a/src/runmode-pcap.c
+++ b/src/runmode-pcap.c
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ int RunModeIdsPcapSingle(void)
 
     SCEnter();
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     (void)ConfGet("pcap.single-pcap-dev", &live_dev);
@@ -275,7 +274,6 @@ int RunModeIdsPcapAutoFp(void)
     const char *live_dev = NULL;
 
     SCEnter();
-    RunModeInitialize();
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     (void) ConfGet("pcap.single-pcap-dev", &live_dev);
@@ -303,7 +301,6 @@ int RunModeIdsPcapWorkers(void)
     const char *live_dev = NULL;
     SCEnter();
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     (void) ConfGet("pcap.single-pcap-dev", &live_dev);
diff --git a/src/runmode-pfring.c b/src/runmode-pfring.c
index 7580fdd6cc14..b0af83b4bfc2 100644
--- a/src/runmode-pfring.c
+++ b/src/runmode-pfring.c
@@ -450,8 +450,6 @@ int RunModeIdsPfringAutoFp(void)
     const char *live_dev = NULL;
     ConfigIfaceParserFunc tparser;
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
-
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     ret = GetDevAndParser(&live_dev, &tparser);
@@ -481,8 +479,6 @@ int RunModeIdsPfringSingle(void)
     const char *live_dev = NULL;
     ConfigIfaceParserFunc tparser;
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
-
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     ret = GetDevAndParser(&live_dev, &tparser);
@@ -515,8 +511,6 @@ int RunModeIdsPfringWorkers(void)
     const char *live_dev = NULL;
     ConfigIfaceParserFunc tparser;
 
-    RunModeInitialize();
-
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     ret = GetDevAndParser(&live_dev, &tparser);
diff --git a/src/runmode-windivert.c b/src/runmode-windivert.c
index 7c2ccfe46a8e..a4514270e964 100644
--- a/src/runmode-windivert.c
+++ b/src/runmode-windivert.c
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ int RunModeIpsWinDivertAutoFp(void)
     SCEnter();
     int ret = 0;
 #ifdef WINDIVERT
-    RunModeInitialize();
-
     TimeModeSetLive();
 
     LiveDeviceHasNoStats();
diff --git a/src/runmodes.c b/src/runmodes.c
index 5362f4caf684..348adfa25d43 100644
--- a/src/runmodes.c
+++ b/src/runmodes.c
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ float threading_detect_ratio = 1;
 /**
  * Initialize multithreading settings.
  */
-void RunModeInitialize(void)
+void RunModeInitializeThreadSettings(void)
 {
     threading_set_cpu_affinity = FALSE;
     if ((ConfGetBool("threading.set-cpu-affinity", &threading_set_cpu_affinity)) == 0) {
@@ -1009,6 +1009,15 @@ void RunModeInitialize(void)
                 FatalError("Failed to initialize thread_stack_size output, invalid limit: %s", ss);
             }
         }
+    } else {
+        pthread_attr_t attr;
+        pthread_attr_init(&attr);
+        size_t size;
+        if (pthread_attr_getstacksize(&attr, &size) == 0 && size < 512 * 1024) {
+            threading_set_stack_size = 512 * 1024;
+            SCLogNotice("thread stack size of %" PRIuMAX " to too small: setting to 512k",
+                    (uintmax_t)size);
+        }
     }
 
     SCLogDebug("threading.stack-size %" PRIu64, threading_set_stack_size);
diff --git a/src/runmodes.h b/src/runmodes.h
index afa3f8d8f0bf..57b31b6d4054 100644
--- a/src/runmodes.h
+++ b/src/runmodes.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void RunModeDispatch(int, const char *, const char *capture_plugin_name, const c
 void RunModeRegisterRunModes(void);
 void RunModeRegisterNewRunMode(enum RunModes, const char *, const char *, int (*RunModeFunc)(void),
         void (*RunModeIsIPSEnabled)(void));
-void RunModeInitialize(void);
+void RunModeInitializeThreadSettings(void);
 void RunModeInitializeOutputs(void);
 void RunModeShutDown(void);
 
diff --git a/src/suricata.c b/src/suricata.c
index 1fdc041e9a71..7fe469acf24d 100644
--- a/src/suricata.c
+++ b/src/suricata.c
@@ -2941,6 +2941,7 @@ int SuricataMain(int argc, char **argv)
 
     LogVersion(&suricata);
     UtilCpuPrintSummary();
+    RunModeInitializeThreadSettings();
 
     if (suricata.run_mode == RUNMODE_CONF_TEST)
         SCLogInfo("Running suricata under test mode");
diff --git a/src/tests/fuzz/fuzz_decodepcapfile.c b/src/tests/fuzz/fuzz_decodepcapfile.c
index dbe042206f27..cf508697f05b 100644
--- a/src/tests/fuzz/fuzz_decodepcapfile.c
+++ b/src/tests/fuzz/fuzz_decodepcapfile.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size)
 
         PostConfLoadedSetup(&surifuzz);
 
-        RunModeInitialize();
+        RunModeInitializeThreadSettings();
         TimeModeSetOffline();
         PcapFileGlobalInit();