diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_Main.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_Main.cpp
index dfb7c73f7..65f9d79ec 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_Main.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_Main.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ void setupServer ()
          if (rl.rlim_cur != rl.rlim_max)
          {
              rl.rlim_cur = rl.rlim_max;
-             setrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &r1);
+             setrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rl);
          }
     }
 #endif