diff --git a/src/system/kernel/events/wait_for_objects.cpp b/src/system/kernel/events/wait_for_objects.cpp
index 6aaa6b7f42..3d64690db0 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/events/wait_for_objects.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/events/wait_for_objects.cpp
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ _user_select(int numFDs, fd_set *userReadSet, fd_set *userWriteSet,
 			timeout = B_INFINITE_TIMEOUT;
 	}
 
-	if (numFDs < 0 || !check_max_fds(numFDs))
+	if (numFDs < 0 || (numFDs > FD_SETSIZE && !check_max_fds(numFDs)))
 		return B_BAD_VALUE;
 
 	if ((userReadSet != NULL && !IS_USER_ADDRESS(userReadSet))