diff --git a/modules/nixos/system/zswap.nix b/modules/nixos/system/zswap.nix
index ef71797..0632948 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/system/zswap.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/system/zswap.nix
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 { config, ... }:
 
 {
-  boot = {
-    # necessary for lz4 compressor
-    initrd.systemd.enable = true;
-
-    kernelParams =
-    # zswap needs a swapfile
-    assert config.swapDevices != [];
-    [
-      "zswap.enabled=1"
-      "zswap.compressor=lz4"
-      "zswap.max_pool_percent=25"
-      "zswap.shrinker_enabled=1"
-    ];
-  };
+  boot.kernelParams =
+  # zswap needs a swapfile
+  assert config.swapDevices != [];
+  [
+    "zswap.enabled=1"
+    "zswap.compressor=zstd"
+    "zswap.max_pool_percent=25"
+    "zswap.shrinker_enabled=1"
+  ];
 }
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