diff --git a/pmb/config/__init__.py b/pmb/config/__init__.py
index 69bf8862..2695a006 100644
--- a/pmb/config/__init__.py
+++ b/pmb/config/__init__.py
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ necessary_kconfig_options_zram = {
             "ZRAM_MEMORY_TRACKING": True,
             "CRYPTO_LZ4": True,
             "LZ4_COMPRESS": True,
+            "SWAP": True,
         }
     },
 }
diff --git a/test/testdata/kconfig_check/good-zram b/test/testdata/kconfig_check/good-zram
index 35f43588..f2c04874 100644
--- a/test/testdata/kconfig_check/good-zram
+++ b/test/testdata/kconfig_check/good-zram
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ CONFIG_HAVE_KERNEL_LZO=y
 CONFIG_KERNEL_GZIP=y
 # CONFIG_KERNEL_LZMA is not set
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_HOSTNAME="(none)"
-CONFIG_SWAP=y
 # needed for bubblewrap
 CONFIG_USER_NS=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
@@ -54,3 +53,4 @@ CONFIG_ZRAM_WRITEBACK=y
 CONFIG_ZRAM_MEMORY_TRACKING=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_LZ4=y
 CONFIG_LZ4_COMPRESS=y
+CONFIG_SWAP=y