diff --git a/linux/system/hugepages.sls b/linux/system/hugepages.sls
index 81eb7d6..1c43262 100644
--- a/linux/system/hugepages.sls
+++ b/linux/system/hugepages.sls
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@
     - mkmnt: true
     - opts: mode=775,pagesize={{ hugepages.size }}
 
+# Make hugepages available right away with a temporary systctl write
+# This will be handled via krn args after reboot, so don't use `sysctl.present`
+hugepages_sysctl_vm_nr_hugepages:
+  cmd.run:
+    - name: "sysctl vm.nr_hugepages={{ hugepages.count }}"
+    - unless: "sysctl vm.nr_hugepages | grep -qE '{{ hugepages.count }}'"
+
 {%- endif %}
 
 {%- endfor %}