diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 5115d51b00..305734cf7c 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -2040,6 +2040,7 @@ class InventorySourceOptionsSerializer(BaseSerializer):
             'custom_virtualenv',
             'timeout',
             'verbosity',
+            'limit',
         )
         read_only_fields = ('*', 'custom_virtualenv')
 
@@ -2083,7 +2084,7 @@ class InventorySourceSerializer(UnifiedJobTemplateSerializer, InventorySourceOpt
 
     class Meta:
         model = InventorySource
-        fields = ('*', 'name', 'inventory', 'update_on_launch', 'update_cache_timeout', 'source_project', 'limit') + (
+        fields = ('*', 'name', 'inventory', 'update_on_launch', 'update_cache_timeout', 'source_project') + (
             'last_update_failed',
             'last_updated',
         )  # Backwards compatibility.