diff --git a/os/utils.c b/os/utils.c
index e8d11f806..b630d9d9e 100644
--- a/os/utils.c
+++ b/os/utils.c
@@ -656,13 +656,13 @@ ProcessCommandLine(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 	else if ( strcmp( argv[i], "-core") == 0)
 	{
-	    CoreDump = TRUE;
 #if !defined(WIN32) || !defined(__MINGW32__)
 	    struct rlimit   core_limit;
 	    getrlimit (RLIMIT_CORE, &core_limit);
 	    core_limit.rlim_cur = core_limit.rlim_max;
 	    setrlimit (RLIMIT_CORE, &core_limit);
 #endif
+	    CoreDump = TRUE;
 	}
 	else if ( strcmp( argv[i], "-dpi") == 0)
 	{