diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/kernel.yml b/roles/base/tasks/kernel.yml
index 430ee7d..f2488c5 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/kernel.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/kernel.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: set swapiness
-  lineinfile:
-    path: /etc/sysctl.conf
-    line: vm.swappiness = 10
+  sysctl:
+    name: vm.swappiness
+    value: 10
+    state: present