1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/pure/ioselects/ioselectors_epoll.nim b/lib/pure/ioselects/ioselectors_epoll.nim
index 8526eb8a3..08cb6ed74 100644
--- a/lib/pure/ioselects/ioselectors_epoll.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/ioselects/ioselectors_epoll.nim
@@ -72,11 +72,16 @@ type
   SelectEvent* = ptr SelectEventImpl
 
 proc newSelector*[T](): Selector[T] =
+  proc initialNumFD(): int {.inline.} =
+    when defined(nuttx):
+      result = NEPOLL_MAX
+    else:
+      result = 1024
   # Retrieve the maximum fd count (for current OS) via getrlimit()
   var maxFD = maxDescriptors()
   doAssert(maxFD > 0)
   # Start with a reasonable size, checkFd() will grow this on demand
-  const numFD = 1024
+  let numFD = initialNumFD()
 
   var epollFD = epoll_create1(O_CLOEXEC)
   if epollFD < 0: