diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 279efadabbf2..60309c6d6074 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/mm_inline.h>
+#include <linux/memblock.h>
 #include <linux/nsproxy.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
@@ -999,7 +1000,7 @@ void __init __weak arch_task_cache_init(void) { }
 static void set_max_threads(unsigned int max_threads_suggested)
 {
 	u64 threads;
-	unsigned long nr_pages = totalram_pages();
+	unsigned long nr_pages = PHYS_PFN(memblock_phys_mem_size() - memblock_reserved_size());
 
 	/*
 	 * The number of threads shall be limited such that the thread