diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
index 9a6316f58c..294743dde7 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@
   no_log: true
   when: prepare_base_image is not defined
 
+- name: stop and disable systemd-oomd
+  service:
+    name: systemd-oomd
+    state: stopped
+    enabled: no
+
 - name: install copr-builder and other latest packages
   dnf: state=latest pkg={{ packages }}
   vars: