--- linux-2.5.27-clean/kernel/fork.c	Sat Jul 20 12:11:07 2002
+++ linux/kernel/fork.c	Fri Aug  2 09:35:17 2002
@@ -628,13 +628,15 @@
 		goto fork_out;
 
 	retval = -EAGAIN;
-	if (atomic_read(&p->user->processes) >= p->rlim[RLIMIT_NPROC].rlim_cur) {
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) && !capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
+	atomic_inc(&p->user->processes);
+	if (atomic_read(&p->user->processes) > p->rlim[RLIMIT_NPROC].rlim_cur) {
+		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) && !capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE)) {
+			atomic_dec(&p->user->processes);
 			goto bad_fork_free;
+		}
 	}
 
 	atomic_inc(&p->user->__count);
-	atomic_inc(&p->user->processes);
 
 	/*
 	 * Counter increases are protected by