diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
index 542b3a2bee..acef92e542 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 ---
+- name: disable zram SWAP on builders, it is too small, issue 2077
+  package: name=zram-generator-defaults state=absent
+  when:
+    - prepare_base_image is defined
+
 # TODO: Drop this entirely once we are on F35+
 - name: remove the hackish package breaking s390x subscriptions
   shell: