diff --git a/metal/cluster.yml b/metal/cluster.yml
index 86d4c564..2e69fccb 100644
--- a/metal/cluster.yml
+++ b/metal/cluster.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 - name: Create Kubernetes cluster
   hosts: metal
   roles:
+    - prerequisites
     - k3s
     - automatic_upgrade
 
diff --git a/metal/roles/prerequisites/tasks/main.yml b/metal/roles/prerequisites/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cd637ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metal/roles/prerequisites/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+- name: Adjust kernel parameters
+  ansible.posix.sysctl:
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    value: "{{ item.value }}"
+  loop:
+    - {name: "fs.inotify.max_queued_events", value: 16384}
+    - {name: "fs.inotify.max_user_instances", value: 8192}
+    - {name: "fs.inotify.max_user_watches", value: 524288}