diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/database/mysql.pp b/manifests/profile/base/database/mysql.pp
index 06c961b03..540d57be2 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/database/mysql.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/database/mysql.pp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::database::mysql (
       'mysqld' => {
         'bind-address'            => $bind_address,
         'max_connections'         => $mysql_max_connections,
-        'open_files_limit'        => '-1',
+        'open_files_limit'        => '65536',
         'innodb_buffer_pool_size' => $innodb_buffer_pool_size,
         'innodb_file_per_table'   => 'ON',
         'innodb_log_file_size'    => $innodb_log_file_size,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/pacemaker/database/mysql.pp b/manifests/profile/pacemaker/database/mysql.pp
index e0f344865..faa037fb5 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/pacemaker/database/mysql.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/pacemaker/database/mysql.pp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::pacemaker::database::mysql (
       'query_cache_type'               => '0',
       'bind-address'                   => $bind_address,
       'max_connections'                => hiera('mysql_max_connections'),
-      'open_files_limit'               => '-1',
+      'open_files_limit'               => '65536',
       'wsrep_on'                       => 'ON',
       'wsrep_provider'                 => '/usr/lib64/galera/libgalera_smm.so',
       'wsrep_cluster_name'             => 'galera_cluster',
diff --git a/manifests/profile/pacemaker/database/mysql_bundle.pp b/manifests/profile/pacemaker/database/mysql_bundle.pp
index b636ce6b4..d21ada57b 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/pacemaker/database/mysql_bundle.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/pacemaker/database/mysql_bundle.pp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::pacemaker::database::mysql_bundle (
       'query_cache_type'               => '0',
       'bind-address'                   => $bind_address,
       'max_connections'                => hiera('mysql_max_connections'),
-      'open_files_limit'               => '-1',
+      'open_files_limit'               => '65536',
       'wsrep_on'                       => 'ON',
       'wsrep_provider'                 => '/usr/lib64/galera/libgalera_smm.so',
       'wsrep_cluster_name'             => 'galera_cluster',