diff --git a/linux/system/single.yml b/linux/system/single.yml
index fcfa1b1..85a536b 100644
--- a/linux/system/single.yml
+++ b/linux/system/single.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
           net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh3: 16384
           net.core.netdev_max_backlog: 261144
           kernel.panic: 60
+      cpu:
+        governor: performance
       timezone: UTC
       locale:
         en_US.UTF-8: