1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/fsck/fsck.c b/src/fsck/fsck.c
index 995cf92ef1..7fc4a283ce 100644
--- a/src/fsck/fsck.c
+++ b/src/fsck/fsck.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "path-util.h"
 #include "proc-cmdline.h"
 #include "process-util.h"
+#include "rlimit-util.h"
 #include "signal-util.h"
 #include "socket-util.h"
 #include "special.h"
@@ -401,6 +402,8 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 cmdline[i++] = device;
                 cmdline[i++] = NULL;
 
+                (void) rlimit_nofile_safe();
+
                 execv(cmdline[0], (char**) cmdline);
                 _exit(FSCK_OPERATIONAL_ERROR);
         }