diff --git a/spec/classes/nginx_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nginx_spec.rb
index 016dbdf45..c6b61bc19 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nginx_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nginx_spec.rb
@@ -447,6 +447,12 @@
                 value: 10_000,
                 match: 'worker_rlimit_nofile 10000;'
               },
+              {
+                title: 'should not set worker_rlimit_nofile',
+                attr: 'worker_rlimit_nofile',
+                value: 0,
+                notmatch: %r{worker_rlimit_nofile}
+              },
               {
                 title: 'should set pcre_jit',
                 attr: 'pcre_jit',
diff --git a/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb b/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
index 5fa31c3c9..dfa7e0820 100644
--- a/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ daemon <%= @daemon %>;
 user <%= @daemon_user %><% if @daemon_group -%> <%= @daemon_group %><% end -%>;
 <% end -%>
 worker_processes <%= @worker_processes %>;
-<% if @worker_rlimit_nofile -%>
+<% if @worker_rlimit_nofile > 0 -%>
 worker_rlimit_nofile <%= @worker_rlimit_nofile %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @pcre_jit -%>