diff --git a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vnops.c b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
index d218ab6dfd6b..74c80c3b3458 100644
--- a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
@@ -2698,7 +2698,7 @@ zfs_getattr(vnode_t *vp, vattr_t *vap, int flags, cred_t *cr,
 		links = zp->z_links + 1;
 	else
 		links = zp->z_links;
-	vap->va_nlink = MIN(links, UINT32_MAX);	/* nlink_t limit! */
+	vap->va_nlink = MIN(links, LINK_MAX);	/* nlink_t limit! */
 	vap->va_size = zp->z_size;
 #ifdef sun
 	vap->va_rdev = vp->v_rdev;