diff --git a/nixos/tests/grow-partition.nix b/nixos/tests/grow-partition.nix
index c8eef519fb5c..84ea1312a03e 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/grow-partition.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/grow-partition.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ let
         "/".device = rootFsDevice;
       };
 
+      # Needed for installing bootloader
+      system.switch.enable = true;
+
       system.build.diskImage = import ../lib/make-disk-image.nix {
         inherit config lib pkgs;
         label = rootFslabel;