diff --git a/nixos/basics/default.nix b/nixos/basics/default.nix
index b27b843..d15e3ea 100644
--- a/nixos/basics/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/basics/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     ./distributed.nix
     ./docker.nix
     ./extended-registry.nix
+    ./early-oom.nix
     ./fstrim.nix
     ./fwupd.nix
     ./remote-deploy.nix
diff --git a/nixos/basics/early-oom.nix b/nixos/basics/early-oom.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18856ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/basics/early-oom.nix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ services.earlyoom.enable = true; }