diff --git a/.github/workflows/yocto-builds.yml b/.github/workflows/yocto-builds.yml
index 408d25e..b135415 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yocto-builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yocto-builds.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
             --env "IMAGE=${{ matrix.image }}" \
             --env "DL_DIR=$DL_DIR" \
             --env "SSTATE_DIR=$SSTATE_DIR" \
+            --ulimit "nofile=1024:1048576" \
             "yocto-builder-${{ github.event.number }}" \
             /entrypoint-build.sh
         if: steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.any_changed == 'true'