diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp

index 3c129760498..dbda6c4465d 100644

--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp

+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp

@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ if { [at_least_gcc_version 4 7] } {

 	] \

     ]

     set exec_output [run_host_cmd "sh" \

-				  "-c \"ulimit -n 16; \

+				  "-c \" \

 				   $ar -rc $plug_opt \

 				   tmpdir/libpr23460.a \

 				   tmpdir/pr23460a.o \

-- 

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