diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c
index a64102be2bb06b..23a7ab8e6cbc8b 100644
--- a/kernel/acct.c
+++ b/kernel/acct.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static void do_acct_process(struct bsd_acct_struct *acct)
 	/*
 	 * Accounting records are not subject to resource limits.
 	 */
-	flim = current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_FSIZE].rlim_cur;
+	flim = rlimit(RLIMIT_FSIZE);
 	current->signal->rlim[RLIMIT_FSIZE].rlim_cur = RLIM_INFINITY;
 	/* Perform file operations on behalf of whoever enabled accounting */
 	orig_cred = override_creds(file->f_cred);