diff --git a/contrib/systemd/osmo-mgw.service b/contrib/systemd/osmo-mgw.service
index b187e1a..03f40ff 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/osmo-mgw.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/osmo-mgw.service
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
+LimitNOFILE=65536
 StateDirectory=osmocom
 WorkingDirectory=%S/osmocom
 Restart=always