diff --git a/odoo/service/server.py b/odoo/service/server.py
index a9b71404cfb..ebe4c57609c 100644
--- a/odoo/service/server.py
+++ b/odoo/service/server.py
@@ -341,13 +341,12 @@ class ThreadedServer(CommonServer):
             signal.signal(signal.SIGXCPU, self.signal_handler)
             signal.signal(signal.SIGQUIT, dumpstacks)
             signal.signal(signal.SIGUSR1, log_ormcache_stats)
+            soft, hard = resource.getrlimit(resource.RLIMIT_AS)
+            resource.setrlimit(resource.RLIMIT_AS, (config['limit_memory_hard'], hard))
         elif os.name == 'nt':
             import win32api
             win32api.SetConsoleCtrlHandler(lambda sig: self.signal_handler(sig, None), 1)
 
-        soft, hard = resource.getrlimit(resource.RLIMIT_AS)
-        resource.setrlimit(resource.RLIMIT_AS, (config['limit_memory_hard'], hard))
-
         test_mode = config['test_enable'] or config['test_file']
         if test_mode or (config['http_enable'] and not stop):
             # some tests need the http deamon to be available...