diff --git a/booster/CMakeLists.txt b/booster/CMakeLists.txt
index 07f8f27..21ccd0e 100644
--- a/booster/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/booster/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -339,6 +339,10 @@ check_cxx_source_compiles(
 	 #include <sstream>
 	 #include <typeinfo>
 	 #include <new>
+	 #ifdef __GNUC__
+	 #include <cxxabi.h> 
+	 #endif
+	 
 	  extern \"C\" {
 	   extern void* _Unwind_GetIP (void *);
 	   extern int _Unwind_Backtrace(int (*)(void *,void *),void *);
@@ -347,6 +351,26 @@ check_cxx_source_compiles(
 	int main() { _Unwind_Backtrace(0,0); _Unwind_GetIP(0); }"
 	BOOSTER_HAVE_UNWIND_BACKTRACE)
 
+check_cxx_source_compiles(
+	"#include <stdexcept>
+	 #include <iostream>
+	 #include <stdlib.h>
+	 #include <string.h>
+	 #include <sstream>
+	 #include <typeinfo>
+	 #include <new>
+	 #ifdef __GNUC__
+	 #include <cxxabi.h> 
+	 #endif
+	 
+	 extern \"C\" {
+	   extern int _Unwind_Backtrace(int (*)(void *,void *),void *);
+	 }
+
+	 int main() { _Unwind_Backtrace(0,0); _Unwind_GetIP((_Unwind_Context *)0); }"
+	BOOSTER_HAVE_UNWIND_BACKTRACE_BUILTIN)
+
+
 
 Check_cxx_source_compiles(
 	"#include <atomic.h>
diff --git a/booster/lib/backtrace/src/backtrace.cpp b/booster/lib/backtrace/src/backtrace.cpp
index 779982c..2b9e527 100644
--- a/booster/lib/backtrace/src/backtrace.cpp
+++ b/booster/lib/backtrace/src/backtrace.cpp
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@
 #include <dbghelp.h>
 #endif
 
-#if defined(BOOSTER_HAVE_UNWIND_BACKTRACE)
-
+#if defined(BOOSTER_HAVE_UNWIND_BACKTRACE) || defined(BOOSTER_HAVE_UNWIND_BACKTRACE_BUILTIN)
 extern "C" {
+    #ifndef BOOSTER_HAVE_UNWIND_BACKTRACE_BUILTIN
 	extern void * _Unwind_GetIP (void *);
+    #endif
 	extern int _Unwind_Backtrace(int (*)(void *,void *),void *);
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ namespace booster {
         // so enable it on Apple, Sun and BSD using libgcc's _Unwind_Backtrace
         // if present
         //
-        #if defined(BOOSTER_HAVE_UNWIND_BACKTRACE) && ( defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__sun) || defined(__APPLE__) ) 
+        #if (defined(BOOSTER_HAVE_UNWIND_BACKTRACE) || defined(BOOSTER_HAVE_UNWIND_BACKTRACE_BUILTIN)) && ( defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__sun) || defined(__APPLE__) ) 
 
         namespace {
             struct trace_data {
@@ -77,7 +78,11 @@ namespace booster {
                     trace_data *d = static_cast<trace_data *>(cookie);
                     if(d->reminder > 0) {
                         d->reminder --;
+                        #ifdef BOOSTER_HAVE_UNWIND_BACKTRACE_BUILTIN
+                        d->array[d->total++] = reinterpret_cast<void*>(_Unwind_GetIP(static_cast<_Unwind_Context*>(context)));
+                        #else
                         d->array[d->total++] = _Unwind_GetIP(context);
+                        #endif
                     }
                     return 0;
                 }
diff --git a/booster/lib/booster_build_config.cmake.h b/booster/lib/booster_build_config.cmake.h
index ae5e450..2d2a11c 100644
--- a/booster/lib/booster_build_config.cmake.h
+++ b/booster/lib/booster_build_config.cmake.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 
 #cmakedefine BOOSTER_HAVE_UNWIND_BACKTRACE
 
+#cmakedefine BOOSTER_HAVE_UNWIND_BACKTRACE_BUILTIN
 /* Define to module suffix. */
 #cmakedefine BOOSTER_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "${BOOSTER_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}"