diff --git a/xCAT-client/bin/mysqlsetup b/xCAT-client/bin/mysqlsetup
index bd6b2504a..12ed2a373 100755
--- a/xCAT-client/bin/mysqlsetup
+++ b/xCAT-client/bin/mysqlsetup
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ sub setulimits
             print LIMITSTMP "        data= -1\n";
             print LIMITSTMP "        rss= -1\n";
             print LIMITSTMP "        stack= -1\n";
-            print LIMITSTMP "        nofiles= -1\n";
+            print LIMITSTMP "        nofiles= 102400\n";
             print LIMITSTMP "\n";
             $rootstanza = 1;
         }