diff --git a/cmake/init_scripts.cmake b/cmake/init_scripts.cmake
index 01f526e1a..b6de413cb 100644
--- a/cmake/init_scripts.cmake
+++ b/cmake/init_scripts.cmake
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/etc/maxscale.conf.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/maxs
 # The systemd service file
 if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "(D|d)(E|e)(B|b)(U|u)(G|g)")
   # Options enabled only in debug builds (a literal multi-line string)
-  set(SERVICE_FILE_DEBUG_OPTIONS
-    "LimitCORE=infinity
-ExecStartPost=/bin/sh -c 'prlimit -p $(pidof maxscale) --core=unlimited'")
+  set(SERVICE_FILE_DEBUG_OPTIONS "LimitCORE=infinity")
 endif()
 
 configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/etc/maxscale.service.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/maxscale.service @ONLY)