diff --git a/examples/systemd/teleport.service b/examples/systemd/teleport.service
index 898a327068e..81089ee330c 100644
--- a/examples/systemd/teleport.service
+++ b/examples/systemd/teleport.service
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/teleport
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/teleport start --pid-file=/run/teleport.pid
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 PIDFile=/run/teleport.pid
+LimitNOFILE=8192
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target