diff --git a/conf/root-base.conf b/conf/root-base.conf
index e6be69bb3..dc8685c34 100644
--- a/conf/root-base.conf
+++ b/conf/root-base.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ error_log /var/log/nginx/nginx.error.log;
 
 worker_processes 2;
 worker_priority -10;
-worker_rlimit_nofile = 10240;
+worker_rlimit_nofile 10240;
 
 user root nogroup;