diff --git a/src/builtins/ulimit.rs b/src/builtins/ulimit.rs
index c467ebeae..a1d322523 100644
--- a/src/builtins/ulimit.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/ulimit.rs
@@ -305,7 +305,16 @@ pub fn ulimit(parser: &Parser, streams: &mut IoStreams, args: &mut [&wstr]) -> O
             None => return STATUS_CMD_ERROR,
         }
     } else if let Ok(limit) = fish_wcstol(w.argv[w.wopt_index]) {
-        limit as rlim_t * get_multiplier(what)
+        let Some(x) = get_multiplier(what).checked_mul(limit as rlim_t) else {
+            streams.err.append(wgettext_fmt!(
+                "%ls: Invalid limit '%ls'\n",
+                cmd,
+                w.argv[w.wopt_index]
+            ));
+            builtin_print_error_trailer(parser, streams.err, cmd);
+            return STATUS_INVALID_ARGS;
+        };
+        x
     } else {
         streams.err.append(wgettext_fmt!(
             "%ls: Invalid limit '%ls'\n",
diff --git a/tests/checks/ulimit.fish b/tests/checks/ulimit.fish
index ad3b2f7a2..4f5ae7ab5 100644
--- a/tests/checks/ulimit.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/ulimit.fish
@@ -5,3 +5,12 @@ ulimit --core-size
 ulimit --core-size 0
 ulimit --core-size
 #CHECK: 0
+
+ulimit 4352353252352352334
+#CHECKERR: ulimit: Invalid limit '4352353252352352334'
+#CHECKERR: 
+#CHECKERR: checks/ulimit.fish (line {{\d+}}):
+#CHECKERR: ulimit 4352353252352352334
+#CHECKERR: ^
+#CHECKERR: (Type 'help ulimit' for related documentation)
+