diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index b8eef893d0..fb47fe39c9 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -4673,7 +4673,7 @@ static int elf_core_dump(int signr, const CPUArchState *env)
         return 0;
     }
 
-    if (getrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &dumpsize) == 0 && dumpsize.rlim_cur == 0) {
+    if (getrlimit(RLIMIT_CORE, &dumpsize) < 0 || dumpsize.rlim_cur == 0) {
         return 0;
     }