diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_resource.c b/sys/kern/kern_resource.c
index 1feea8b64cf8..73ffb03db9f0 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_resource.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_resource.c
@@ -506,6 +506,10 @@ dosetrlimit(p, which, limp)
 			limp->rlim_cur = maxprocperuid;
 		if (limp->rlim_max > maxprocperuid)
 			limp->rlim_max = maxprocperuid;
+		if (limp->rlim_cur < 1)
+			limp->rlim_cur = 1;
+		if (limp->rlim_max < 1)
+			limp->rlim_max = 1;
 		break;
 	}
 	*alimp = *limp;