diff --git a/ircd/fs.cc b/ircd/fs.cc
index 1cb4ff844..4e4ef10bd 100644
--- a/ircd/fs.cc
+++ b/ircd/fs.cc
@@ -101,9 +101,13 @@ try
 {
 	rlimit rlim[2] {0};
 	syscall(getrlimit, RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlim[0]);
+
 	rlim[1] = rlim[0];
 	rlim[1].rlim_cur = std::max(rlim[1].rlim_cur, ulong(fs::rlimit_nofile));
 	rlim[1].rlim_cur = std::min(rlim[1].rlim_cur, rlim[1].rlim_max);
+	if(rlim[0].rlim_cur == rlim[1].rlim_cur)
+		return;
+
 	syscall(setrlimit, RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlim[1]);
 	log::info
 	{