diff --git a/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_linux_386.go b/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_linux_386.go
--- a/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_linux_386.go
+++ b/src/pkg/syscall/syscall_linux_386.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 const rlimInf64 = ^uint64(0)
 
 func Getrlimit(resource int, rlim *Rlimit) (err error) {
-	err = prlimit(0, resource, rlim, nil)
+	err = prlimit(0, resource, nil, rlim)
 	if err != ENOSYS {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 //sysnb setrlimit(resource int, rlim *rlimit32) (err error) = SYS_SETRLIMIT
 
 func Setrlimit(resource int, rlim *Rlimit) (err error) {
-	err = prlimit(0, resource, nil, rlim)
+	err = prlimit(0, resource, rlim, nil)
 	if err != ENOSYS {
 		return err
 	}