diff --git a/roles/base/files/rsyslog/rsyslog-limits.conf b/roles/base/files/rsyslog/rsyslog-limits.conf
index c8d00bc040..65301205b1 100644
--- a/roles/base/files/rsyslog/rsyslog-limits.conf
+++ b/roles/base/files/rsyslog/rsyslog-limits.conf
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-[Service]
-LimitNOFILE=16384
+$MaxOpenFiles 16384