diff --git a/nixos/modules/testing/test-instrumentation.nix b/nixos/modules/testing/test-instrumentation.nix
index dd8816063c70..2b365bc55585 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/testing/test-instrumentation.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/testing/test-instrumentation.nix
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ in
 
     services.displayManager.logToJournal = true;
 
-    services.logrotate.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+    services.logrotate.enable = mkOverride 150 false;
 
     # Make sure we use the Guest Agent from the QEMU package for testing
     # to reduce the closure size required for the tests.