diff --git a/kernel/pid_namespace.c b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
index 8f6cfec87555a3af47566b19d853306371106690..7098ed44e717d3da8f518f3826cb8047bb744786 100644
--- a/kernel/pid_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/pid_namespace.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static struct pid_namespace *create_pid_namespace(struct user_namespace *user_ns
 		goto out_free_idr;
 	ns->ns.ops = &pidns_operations;
 
-	ns->pid_max = parent_pid_ns->pid_max;
+	ns->pid_max = PID_MAX_LIMIT;
 	err = register_pidns_sysctls(ns);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free_inum;