diff --git a/roles/rabbitmq_limits/tasks/main.yml b/roles/rabbitmq_limits/tasks/main.yml
index 52a33ee72..9e50c2dc5 100644
--- a/roles/rabbitmq_limits/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/rabbitmq_limits/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   shell: >-
     "{{ container_cli }}"
     exec $("{{ container_cli }}" ps -q --filter "name=rabbitmq" | head -1)
-    rabbitmqctl eval 'proplists:get_value(max_fds, erlang:system_info(check_io)).'
+    rabbitmqctl eval 'sysctl -n fs.file-max'
   changed_when: false
 
 - name: Verify the actual limit exceeds the minimal value