diff --git a/mxqd.c b/mxqd.c
index 3f572a8..3dbb6d8 100644
--- a/mxqd.c
+++ b/mxqd.c
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ static void exec_reaper(struct mxq_server *server,struct mxq_group_list *glist,
                     group->user_name, group->user_uid, group->group_id, job->job_id);
 
     rlim.rlim_cur = 0;
-    rlim.rlim_cur = 0;
+    rlim.rlim_max = 0;
     if (setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE,  &rlim) == -1)
         mx_log_err("job=%s(%d):%lu:%lu setrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, ...) failed: %m",
                     group->user_name, group->user_uid, group->group_id, job->job_id);