diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/templates/builders/site-defaults.cfg b/roles/koji_builder/templates/builders/site-defaults.cfg
index 44571db98b..385794536f 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/templates/builders/site-defaults.cfg
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/templates/builders/site-defaults.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
 config_opts['plugin_conf']['package_state_enable'] = False
 config_opts['plugin_conf']['ccache_enable'] = False
 config_opts['dnf_common_opts'] = ['--setopt=install_weak_deps=0']
+
+{% if env == 'staging' %}
+config_opts['plugin_conf']['tmpfs_enable'] = True
+config_opts['plugin_conf']['tmpfs_opts'] = {}
+config_opts['plugin_conf']['tmpfs_opts']['required_ram_mb'] = 1024
+config_opts['plugin_conf']['tmpfs_opts']['max_fs_size'] = '768m'
+config_opts['plugin_conf']['tmpfs_opts']['mode'] = '0755'
+config_opts['plugin_conf']['tmpfs_opts']['keep_mounted'] = False
+{% endif %}