diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7e61b413..e34a3657 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ byobu (5.34) unreleased; urgency=low
 
   * debian/rules:
     - check bash syntax at build time, to avoid LP: #1119446, #1119345 again
+  * usr/lib/byobu/include/constants:
+    - ensure that we have something in BYOBU_ULIMIT
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:48:02 -0600
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/include/constants b/usr/lib/byobu/include/constants
index 13261c27..33b4fadd 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/include/constants
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/include/constants
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ $BYOBU_TEST sensible-pager >/dev/null 2>&1 && export BYOBU_PAGER="sensible-pager
 $BYOBU_SED --follow-symlinks "s///" </dev/null 2>/dev/null && BYOBU_SED="$BYOBU_SED --follow-symlinks" || true
 
 # Determine if we have ulimit support
-$BYOBU_TEST ulimit >/dev/null 2>&1 && export BYOBU_ULIMIT="ulimit" || export BYOBU_ULIMIT=
+$BYOBU_TEST ulimit >/dev/null 2>&1 && export BYOBU_ULIMIT="ulimit" || export BYOBU_ULIMIT="false"
 
 # Default colors
 export BYOBU_DARK="black"