diff --git a/vms/vm-under-test/scripts/first-boot b/vms/vm-under-test/scripts/first-boot
index 89e6b1e4..0789dc5b 100755
--- a/vms/vm-under-test/scripts/first-boot
+++ b/vms/vm-under-test/scripts/first-boot
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ set -e
 
 mkdir /mnt/huge
 mount /mnt/huge --source nodev -t hugetlbfs -o pagesize=1GB
+
+swapoff -a