diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 392b952..58a73f9 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ mkdir -p "$DESTDIR$udev_helperdir"
 
 install_exec make-automaps/make-automaps                 "$DESTDIR$usr_sbindir/make-automaps"
 install_data misc_systemd_units/automount.service        "$DESTDIR$systemdunitdir/automount.service"
+install_data misc_systemd_units/enable_overcommit_memory.service "$DESTDIR$systemdunitdir/enable_overcommit_memory.service"
 install_data misc_systemd_units/gdm.service              "$DESTDIR$systemdunitdir/gdm.service"
 install_data misc_systemd_units/lazy-umount-nfs.service  "$DESTDIR$systemdunitdir/lazy-umount-nfs.service"
 install_exec mkmotd/mkmotd.pl                            "$DESTDIR$usr_sbindir/mkmotd.pl"
diff --git a/misc_systemd_units/enable_overcommit_memory.service b/misc_systemd_units/enable_overcommit_memory.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dcf8e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc_systemd_units/enable_overcommit_memory.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Wants=startup-tags.service
+After=startup-tags.service
+ConditionPathExists=/node/tags/desktop
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/sysctl vm.overcommit_memory=0
+ExecStop=/usr/sbin/sysctl vm.overcommit_memory=2
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=graphical.target