diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 6f3d94e3a6..96d1958112 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -420,7 +420,9 @@ jobs:
       CI_JOB_IMAGE: ${{matrix.vector.image}}
       CUSTOM_PATH: /custom
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container: ${{matrix.vector.image}}
+    container:
+      image: ${{ matrix.vector.image }}
+      options: ${{ github.repository_visibility == 'private' && '--pids-limit 16384 --ulimit nproc=16384:16384 --ulimit nofile=32768:32768' || '' }}
     steps:
     - name: prepare libc6 for actions
       if: matrix.vector.jobname == 'linux32'