diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 2969304c29fe..c578b75d7923 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1576,10 +1576,9 @@ int do_prlimit(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned int resource,
 	task_unlock(tsk->group_leader);
 
 	/*
-	 * RLIMIT_CPU handling.   Note that the kernel fails to return an error
-	 * code if it rejected the user's attempt to set RLIMIT_CPU.  This is a
-	 * very long-standing error, and fixing it now risks breakage of
-	 * applications, so we live with it
+	 * RLIMIT_CPU handling. Arm the posix CPU timer if the limit is not
+	 * infite. In case of RLIM_INFINITY the posix CPU timer code
+	 * ignores the rlimit.
 	 */
 	 if (!retval && new_rlim && resource == RLIMIT_CPU &&
 	     new_rlim->rlim_cur != RLIM_INFINITY &&