diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
index 4e3c909e1b..916583ad49 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@
 - name: allow allocating large memory chunks on builders, rhbz 2051154
   sysctl:
     name: vm.overcommit_memory
-    value: 2
-    state: absent
+    value: 0
+    state: present
   when:
     - prepare_base_image is not defined