diff --git a/system/pam_limits.py b/system/pam_limits.py
index 8e6bdbe9695..bd129c5817f 100644
--- a/system/pam_limits.py
+++ b/system/pam_limits.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def main():
     message = ''
     f = open (limits_conf, 'r')
     # Tempfile
-    nf = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete = False)
+    nf = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
 
     found = False
     new_value = value