diff --git a/linux-user/generic/target_resource.h b/linux-user/generic/target_resource.h
index 539d8c4677..37d3eb09b3 100644
--- a/linux-user/generic/target_resource.h
+++ b/linux-user/generic/target_resource.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ struct target_rlimit {
 };
 
 struct target_rlimit64 {
-    uint64_t rlim_cur;
-    uint64_t rlim_max;
+    abi_ullong rlim_cur;
+    abi_ullong rlim_max;
 };
 
 #define TARGET_RLIM_INFINITY    ((abi_ulong)-1)
diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index 64b71b1ff9..69cc4b6e42 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -12876,8 +12876,8 @@ static abi_long do_syscall1(CPUArchState *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
             if (!lock_user_struct(VERIFY_READ, target_rnew, arg3, 1)) {
                 return -TARGET_EFAULT;
             }
-            rnew.rlim_cur = tswap64(target_rnew->rlim_cur);
-            rnew.rlim_max = tswap64(target_rnew->rlim_max);
+            __get_user(rnew.rlim_cur, &target_rnew->rlim_cur);
+            __get_user(rnew.rlim_max, &target_rnew->rlim_max);
             unlock_user_struct(target_rnew, arg3, 0);
             rnewp = &rnew;
         }
@@ -12887,8 +12887,8 @@ static abi_long do_syscall1(CPUArchState *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
             if (!lock_user_struct(VERIFY_WRITE, target_rold, arg4, 1)) {
                 return -TARGET_EFAULT;
             }
-            target_rold->rlim_cur = tswap64(rold.rlim_cur);
-            target_rold->rlim_max = tswap64(rold.rlim_max);
+            __put_user(rold.rlim_cur, &target_rold->rlim_cur);
+            __put_user(rold.rlim_max, &target_rold->rlim_max);
             unlock_user_struct(target_rold, arg4, 1);
         }
         return ret;