diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
index 15d332e97b..0ad661b96a 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
@@ -290,3 +290,9 @@
   when:
     - prepare_base_image is not defined
     - copr_builder_fedora_version == 35
+
+- name: disable zram0 swap, workaround for issue 2077
+  shell:
+    cmd: "dnf remove zram-generator-defaults ; swapoff /dev/zram0 ; true"
+  when:
+    - prepare_base_image is not defined