diff --git a/src/core/nginx.c b/src/core/nginx.c
index 62cea75..0f19371 100644
--- a/src/core/nginx.c
+++ b/src/core/nginx.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 
     { ngx_string("worker_rlimit_core"),
       NGX_MAIN_CONF|NGX_DIRECT_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
-      ngx_conf_set_size_slot,
+      ngx_conf_set_off_slot,
       0,
       offsetof(ngx_core_conf_t, rlimit_core),
       NULL },
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@
     ccf->debug_points = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
 
     ccf->rlimit_nofile = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
-    ccf->rlimit_core = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
+    ccf->rlimit_core = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
     ccf->rlimit_sigpending = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
 
     ccf->user = (ngx_uid_t) NGX_CONF_UNSET_UINT;
diff --git a/src/core/ngx_cycle.h b/src/core/ngx_cycle.h
index 3f2e222..d96c85f 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_cycle.h
+++ b/src/core/ngx_cycle.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 
      ngx_int_t                rlimit_nofile;
      ngx_int_t                rlimit_sigpending;
-     size_t                   rlimit_core;
+     off_t                    rlimit_core;
 
      int                      priority;