diff --git a/contrib/systemd/yggdrasil.service b/contrib/systemd/yggdrasil.service
index 3002e61b..dd08ea86 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/yggdrasil.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/yggdrasil.service
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ ExecStart=/usr/bin/yggdrasil -useconffile /etc/yggdrasil.conf
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 Restart=always
 TimeoutStopSec=5
+LimitNOFILE=8192
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target