diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-pike-ovs-dpdk/salt.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-pike-ovs-dpdk/salt.yaml
index 990136b..6cdf0de 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-pike-ovs-dpdk/salt.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-pike-ovs-dpdk/salt.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
 
 {{ SHARED.MACRO_GENERATE_INVENTORY() }}
 
+- description: Enable hugepages on cmp nodes
+  cmd: salt 'cmp*' cmd.run "apt-get install -y hugepages; echo 2048 > /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages";
+  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
+  retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
+  skip_fail: false
+
 {{ SHARED.MACRO_BOOTSTRAP_ALL_MINIONS() }}
 
 - description: Hack gtw node