diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/docker/docker-defaults b/cluster/saltbase/salt/docker/docker-defaults
index e56f3e89f69..4f9a2328673 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/docker/docker-defaults
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/docker/docker-defaults
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ DOCKER_OPTS=""
 DOCKER_OPTS="${DOCKER_OPTS} {{grains.docker_opts}}"
 {% endif %}
 DOCKER_OPTS="${DOCKER_OPTS} --bridge cbr0 --iptables=false --ip-masq=false -r=false"
+DOCKER_NOFILE=1000000