diff --git a/files.c b/files.c
index 7cafa69d4..23500497e 100644
--- a/files.c
+++ b/files.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static int collect_fd(int pid, struct fdinfo_entry *e)
 	pr_info("Collect fdinfo pid=%d fd=%ld id=%s\n", pid, e->addr, e->id);
 
 	nr_fdinfo_list++;
-	if ((nr_fdinfo_descs) * sizeof(struct fdinfo_list_entry) >= 4096) {
+	if ((nr_fdinfo_list) * sizeof(struct fdinfo_list_entry) >= 4096) {
 		pr_panic("OOM storing fdinfo_list_entries\n");
 		return -1;
 	}