diff --git a/include/limits.h b/include/limits.h
index 64a3b42e208..e9ba5ee2d3c 100644
--- a/include/limits.h
+++ b/include/limits.h
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@
 #define _POSIX_MAX_INPUT      255
 #define _POSIX_NAME_MAX       CONFIG_NAME_MAX
 #define _POSIX_NGROUPS_MAX    0
-#define _POSIX_OPEN_MAX       INT_MAX
+#define _POSIX_OPEN_MAX       255
 #define _POSIX_PATH_MAX       CONFIG_PATH_MAX
 #define _POSIX_PIPE_BUF       512
-#define _POSIX_STREAM_MAX     INT_MAX
+#define _POSIX_STREAM_MAX     255
 #define _POSIX_TZNAME_MAX     3
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMALL_MEMORY