diff --git a/homeassistant/util/resource.py b/homeassistant/util/resource.py
index 3fbbdd3a575..41982df9e50 100644
--- a/homeassistant/util/resource.py
+++ b/homeassistant/util/resource.py
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ DEFAULT_SOFT_FILE_LIMIT: Final = 2048
 
 def set_open_file_descriptor_limit() -> None:
     """Set the maximum open file descriptor soft limit."""
-    # Check environment variable first, then use default
-    soft_limit = int(os.environ.get("SOFT_FILE_LIMIT", DEFAULT_SOFT_FILE_LIMIT))
-
     try:
+        # Check environment variable first, then use default
+        soft_limit = int(os.environ.get("SOFT_FILE_LIMIT", DEFAULT_SOFT_FILE_LIMIT))
+
         # Get current limits
         current_soft, current_hard = resource.getrlimit(resource.RLIMIT_NOFILE)
 
@@ -61,3 +61,5 @@ def set_open_file_descriptor_limit() -> None:
 
     except OSError as err:
         _LOGGER.error("Failed to set file descriptor limit: %s", err)
+    except ValueError as err:
+        _LOGGER.error("Invalid file descriptor limit value: %s", err)
diff --git a/tests/util/test_resource.py b/tests/util/test_resource.py
index f7e77e3a026..b81f8515de2 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_resource.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_resource.py
@@ -90,3 +90,18 @@ def test_set_open_file_descriptor_limit_os_error() -> None:
         assert (
             "Failed to set file descriptor limit" in mock_logger.error.call_args[0][0]
         )
+
+
+def test_set_open_file_descriptor_limit_value_error() -> None:
+    """Test handling ValueError when setting file limit."""
+
+    with (
+        patch.dict(os.environ, {"SOFT_FILE_LIMIT": "invalid_value"}),
+        patch("homeassistant.util.resource._LOGGER") as mock_logger,
+    ):
+        set_open_file_descriptor_limit()
+
+        mock_logger.error.assert_called_once()
+        assert (
+            "Invalid file descriptor limit value" in mock_logger.error.call_args[0][0]
+        )