diff --git a/scripts/ulimit-n.sh b/scripts/ulimit-n.sh
index 1252eb454..09b2c14f8 100755
--- a/scripts/ulimit-n.sh
+++ b/scripts/ulimit-n.sh
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 #
 
 maxOpenFds=65000
-if [[ $(uname) = Darwin ]]; then
-  maxOpenFds=24576 # Appears to be the max permitted on macOS...
-fi
 
 if [[ $(ulimit -n) -lt $maxOpenFds ]]; then
   ulimit -n $maxOpenFds || {
     echo "Error: nofiles too small: $(ulimit -n). Failed to run \"ulimit -n $maxOpenFds\"";
+    if [[ $(uname) = Darwin ]]; then
+      echo "Try running |sudo launchctl limit maxfiles 65536 200000| first"
+    fi
   }
 fi