diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/system.d/kodi.service b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/system.d/kodi.service
index 789769857a..9c1d214955 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/system.d/kodi.service
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/system.d/kodi.service
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ TimeoutStopSec=5
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=2
 StartLimitInterval=0
+LimitNOFILE=16384
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=kodi.target