diff --git a/p2p/host/resource-manager/extapi.go b/p2p/host/resource-manager/extapi.go
index b3214f814a..415d7f8bd1 100644
--- a/p2p/host/resource-manager/extapi.go
+++ b/p2p/host/resource-manager/extapi.go
@@ -147,5 +147,5 @@ func (r *resourceManager) Stat() (result ResourceManagerStat) {
 }
 
 func (r *resourceManager) GetConnLimit() int {
-	return r.limits.GetConnLimits().GetConnTotalLimit()
+	return r.limits.GetSystemLimits().GetConnTotalLimit()
 }