diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index e95c692ef0e4..cce6bbdbdbb1 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -637,7 +637,6 @@ int setup_arg_pages(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 	 * will align it up.
 	 */
 	rlim_stack = rlimit(RLIMIT_STACK) & PAGE_MASK;
-	rlim_stack = min(rlim_stack, stack_size);
 #ifdef CONFIG_STACK_GROWSUP
 	if (stack_size + stack_expand > rlim_stack)
 		stack_base = vma->vm_start + rlim_stack;