--- nfds/fs/select.c.~1~	Thu May  4 13:00:40 2000
+++ nfds/fs/select.c	Fri Aug 17 06:20:39 2001
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
 	lock_kernel();
 	/* Do a sanity check on nfds ... */
 	err = -EINVAL;
-	if (nfds > current->files->max_fds)
+	if (nfds >= current->rlim[RLIMIT_NOFILE].rlim_cur)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (timeout) {