diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index cdee618d3dec52..875075e8510004 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -992,8 +992,13 @@ bool AppInitParameterInteraction()
     nMaxConnections = std::max(nUserMaxConnections, 0);
 
     // Trim requested connection counts, to fit into system limitations
-    nMaxConnections = std::max(std::min(nMaxConnections, (int)(FD_SETSIZE - nBind - MIN_CORE_FILEDESCRIPTORS - MAX_ADDNODE_CONNECTIONS)), 0);
     nFD = RaiseFileDescriptorLimit(nMaxConnections + MIN_CORE_FILEDESCRIPTORS + MAX_ADDNODE_CONNECTIONS);
+#ifdef USE_POLL
+    int fd_max = nFD;
+#else
+    int fd_max = FD_SETSIZE;
+#endif
+    nMaxConnections = std::max(std::min<int>(nMaxConnections, fd_max - nBind - MIN_CORE_FILEDESCRIPTORS - MAX_ADDNODE_CONNECTIONS), 0);
     if (nFD < MIN_CORE_FILEDESCRIPTORS)
         return UIError(_("Not enough file descriptors available."));
     nMaxConnections = std::min(nFD - MIN_CORE_FILEDESCRIPTORS - MAX_ADDNODE_CONNECTIONS, nMaxConnections);