diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 53de35f..2b8e2da 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@
 	if ((new_rlim.rlim_max > old_rlim->rlim_max) &&
 	    !capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
 		return -EPERM;
-	if (resource == RLIMIT_NOFILE && new_rlim.rlim_max > NR_OPEN)
+	if (resource == RLIMIT_NOFILE && new_rlim.rlim_max > sysctl_nr_open)
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	retval = security_task_setrlimit(resource, &new_rlim);