diff --git a/Makefile.work b/Makefile.work
index 075fc3af392..23a3e272fe9 100644
--- a/Makefile.work
+++ b/Makefile.work
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ DOCKER_RUN := docker run --rm=true --privileged --init \
     -e "https_proxy=$(https_proxy)" \
     -e "no_proxy=$(no_proxy)" \
     -i$(shell { if [ -t 0 ]; then echo t; fi }) \
+    --ulimit nofile=524288:524288 \
     $(SONIC_BUILDER_EXTRA_CMDLINE)
 
 # Mount the $(DOCKER_ROOT) to /var/lib/docker in the slave container, the overlay fs is not supported as dockerd root folder.