diff --git a/runtime/fdlimits/BUILD.bazel b/runtime/fdlimits/BUILD.bazel
index 0ba640777291..87350dde1581 100644
--- a/runtime/fdlimits/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/runtime/fdlimits/BUILD.bazel
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ go_test(
     deps = [
         ":go_default_library",
         "//testing/assert:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//common/fdlimit:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/runtime/fdlimits/fdlimits_test.go b/runtime/fdlimits/fdlimits_test.go
index b7223586b4b4..d608a0d81823 100644
--- a/runtime/fdlimits/fdlimits_test.go
+++ b/runtime/fdlimits/fdlimits_test.go
@@ -1,31 +1,22 @@
 package fdlimits_test
 
 import (
-	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 
+	gethLimit "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/fdlimit"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/runtime/fdlimits"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/assert"
 )
 
 func TestSetMaxFdLimits(t *testing.T) {
-	var limit syscall.Rlimit
-	assert.NoError(t, syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit))
-	wantedMax := limit.Max
+	assert.NoError(t, fdlimits.SetMaxFdLimits())
 
-	// Set it to a low value.
-	limit.Cur = 2000
-	assert.NoError(t, syscall.Setrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit))
-	limit = syscall.Rlimit{}
+	curr, err := gethLimit.Current()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	// Double check it works
-	assert.NoError(t, syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit))
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(2000), limit.Cur)
+	max, err := gethLimit.Maximum()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	assert.NoError(t, fdlimits.SetMaxFdLimits())
-	// Retrieve fd limit again.
-	assert.NoError(t, syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit))
+	assert.Equal(t, max, curr, "current and maximum file descriptor limits do not match up.")
 
-	assert.Equal(t, wantedMax, limit.Cur)
-	assert.NotEqual(t, 2000, limit.Cur)
 }