diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-image.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-image.nix
index 903411799d3e..840ac2e291d6 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-image.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-image.nix
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ in {
     boot.growPartition = true;
     boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/sda";
 
+    swap.swapDevices = {
+      device = "/var/swap";
+      size = 2048;
+    };
+
     virtualisation.virtualbox.guest.enable = true;
 
   };