diff --git a/zuul.d/base.yaml b/zuul.d/base.yaml
index dcdbcb5f32..2b919d51eb 100644
--- a/zuul.d/base.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/base.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
       # NOTE(yoctozepto): Ansible on Debian defaults to /usr/bin/python which is
       # python2. Let's use python3 instead as expected in 2020 and beyond.
       ansible_python_interpreter: python3
+      configure_swap_size: 0
     roles:
       - zuul: zuul/zuul-jobs
       - zuul: openstack/kolla