diff --git a/system/common.nix b/system/common.nix
index fd48359..fac2609 100644
--- a/system/common.nix
+++ b/system/common.nix
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@
       # 1gb huge pages
       "hugepagesz=1G"
       "hugepages=3"
+
+      # disable compute wave store and resume — workaround for amdgpu MES hangs/freezes
+      "amdgpu.cwsr_enable=0"
     ];
 
   };