diff --git a/dev-support/flaky-tests/flaky-reporting.Jenkinsfile b/dev-support/flaky-tests/flaky-reporting.Jenkinsfile
index 7506d061a8e..58e7328f7b4 100644
--- a/dev-support/flaky-tests/flaky-reporting.Jenkinsfile
+++ b/dev-support/flaky-tests/flaky-reporting.Jenkinsfile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pipeline {
           flaky_args=("${flaky_args[@]}" --urls "${JENKINS_URL}/job/HBase%20Nightly/job/${BRANCH_NAME}" --is-yetus True --max-builds 10)
           flaky_args=("${flaky_args[@]}" --urls "${JENKINS_URL}/job/HBase-Flaky-Tests/job/${BRANCH_NAME}" --is-yetus False --max-builds 30)
           docker build -t hbase-dev-support dev-support
-          docker run --ulimit nproc=12500:12500 -v "${WORKSPACE}":/hbase --workdir=/hbase hbase-dev-support python dev-support/flaky-tests/report-flakies.py --mvn -v "${flaky_args[@]}"
+          docker run --ulimit nproc=12500 -v "${WORKSPACE}":/hbase --workdir=/hbase hbase-dev-support python dev-support/flaky-tests/report-flakies.py --mvn -v "${flaky_args[@]}"
 '''
       }
     }
diff --git a/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh b/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh
index 35c5cd07c66..58d2aa8266d 100755
--- a/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh
+++ b/dev-support/hbase-personality.sh
@@ -513,7 +513,8 @@ function hadoopcheck_parse_args
 ## @stability    evolving
 function hadoopcheck_docker_support
 {
-  DOCKER_EXTRAARGS=("${DOCKER_EXTRAARGS[@]}" "--env=QUICK_HADOOPCHECK=${QUICK_HADOOPCHECK}" "--ulimit nproc=12500:12500")
+  DOCKER_EXTRAARGS=("${DOCKER_EXTRAARGS[@]}" "--ulimit" "nproc=12500")
+  DOCKER_EXTRAARGS=("${DOCKER_EXTRAARGS[@]}" "--env=QUICK_HADOOPCHECK=${QUICK_HADOOPCHECK}")
 }
 
 ## @description  hadoopcheck test
diff --git a/dev-support/hbase_docker.sh b/dev-support/hbase_docker.sh
index bd8de2afdfa..59a15f7d917 100755
--- a/dev-support/hbase_docker.sh
+++ b/dev-support/hbase_docker.sh
@@ -159,4 +159,4 @@ done
 echo "Successfully built ${IMAGE_NAME}."
 
 echo "Starting hbase shell..."
-docker run --ulimit nproc=12500:12500 -it ${IMAGE_NAME}
+docker run --ulimit nproc=12500 -it ${IMAGE_NAME}