diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 9a0cdde..0b57859 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@
 static void sanitize_global_limit(unsigned *limit)
 {
 	if (*limit == 0)
-		*limit = ((num_physpages << PAGE_SHIFT) >> 13) /
+		*limit = ((totalram_pages << PAGE_SHIFT) >> 13) /
 			 sizeof(struct fuse_req);
 
 	if (*limit >= 1 << 16)