diff --git a/meta-balena-common/recipes-core/images/balena-image-initramfs.bb b/meta-balena-common/recipes-core/images/balena-image-initramfs.bb
index db22dd5c70..6a908baa0e 100644
--- a/meta-balena-common/recipes-core/images/balena-image-initramfs.bb
+++ b/meta-balena-common/recipes-core/images/balena-image-initramfs.bb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ PACKAGE_INSTALL = " \
     initramfs-module-rorootfs \
     initramfs-module-udev \
     initramfs-module-udevcleanup \
+    initramfs-module-zram \
     initramfs-framework-base \
     udev \
     ${ROOTFS_BOOTSTRAP_INSTALL} \