diff --git a/packaging/common/cmsd@.service b/packaging/common/cmsd@.service
index a8d28d644f1..68bb9479046 100644
--- a/packaging/common/cmsd@.service
+++ b/packaging/common/cmsd@.service
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Type=simple
 Restart=on-abort
 RestartSec=0
 KillMode=control-group
+LimitNOFILE=65536
 
 [Install]
 RequiredBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/packaging/common/frm_purged@.service b/packaging/common/frm_purged@.service
index 4ae9d205c26..c2f398a0299 100644
--- a/packaging/common/frm_purged@.service
+++ b/packaging/common/frm_purged@.service
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Type=simple
 Restart=on-abort
 RestartSec=0
 KillMode=control-group
+LimitNOFILE=65536
 
 [Install]
 RequiredBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/packaging/common/frm_xfrd@.service b/packaging/common/frm_xfrd@.service
index 1c38807355f..3176c25baba 100644
--- a/packaging/common/frm_xfrd@.service
+++ b/packaging/common/frm_xfrd@.service
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Type=simple
 Restart=on-abort
 RestartSec=0
 KillMode=control-group
+LimitNOFILE=65536
 
 [Install]
 RequiredBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/packaging/common/xrootd@.service b/packaging/common/xrootd@.service
index e1c2ff01c2d..4e7b9241bef 100644
--- a/packaging/common/xrootd@.service
+++ b/packaging/common/xrootd@.service
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Type=simple
 Restart=on-abort
 RestartSec=0
 KillMode=control-group
+LimitNOFILE=65536
 
 [Install]
 RequiredBy=multi-user.target