diff --git a/nixos/tests/installer.nix b/nixos/tests/installer.nix
index 398ad8de19cf..223aac491391 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/installer.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/installer.nix
@@ -465,8 +465,12 @@ let
     '';
     testSpecialisationConfig = true;
   };
-
-
+  # disable zfs so we can support latest kernel if needed
+  no-zfs-module = {
+    nixpkgs.overlays = [(final: super: {
+      zfs = super.zfs.overrideAttrs(_: {meta.platforms = [];});}
+    )];
+  };
 in {
 
   # !!! `parted mkpart' seems to silently create overlapping partitions.
@@ -714,6 +718,7 @@ in {
   bcachefsSimple = makeInstallerTest "bcachefs-simple" {
     extraInstallerConfig = {
       boot.supportedFilesystems = [ "bcachefs" ];
+      imports = [ no-zfs-module ];
     };
 
     createPartitions = ''
@@ -737,6 +742,10 @@ in {
   bcachefsEncrypted = makeInstallerTest "bcachefs-encrypted" {
     extraInstallerConfig = {
       boot.supportedFilesystems = [ "bcachefs" ];
+
+      # disable zfs so we can support latest kernel if needed
+      imports = [ no-zfs-module ];
+
       environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ keyutils ];
     };
 
@@ -769,6 +778,9 @@ in {
   bcachefsMulti = makeInstallerTest "bcachefs-multi" {
     extraInstallerConfig = {
       boot.supportedFilesystems = [ "bcachefs" ];
+
+      # disable zfs so we can support latest kernel if needed
+      imports = [ no-zfs-module ];
     };
 
     createPartitions = ''