diff --git a/profiles/virt/default.nix b/profiles/virt/default.nix
index 8ac5b10a..28043de4 100644
--- a/profiles/virt/default.nix
+++ b/profiles/virt/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
       ];
     };
 
+    containers.enable = true;
+
     podman.enable = true;
     oci-containers.backend = "podman";
   };