diff --git a/system/common.nix b/system/common.nix
index 7b0f24f..280c79d 100644
--- a/system/common.nix
+++ b/system/common.nix
@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@
       "msr"
       "btusb"
     ];
+
+    kernelParams = [
+      # 1gb huge pages
+      "hugepagesz=1G"
+      "hugepages=3"
+    ];
+
   };
 
   environment.etc = {