diff --git a/target/product/virtual_ab_ota/compression.mk b/target/product/virtual_ab_ota/compression.mk
index 88c58b87a0..d5bd2a5395 100644
--- a/target/product/virtual_ab_ota/compression.mk
+++ b/target/product/virtual_ab_ota/compression.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ $(call inherit-product, $(SRC_TARGET_DIR)/product/virtual_ab_ota/launch_with_ven
 
 PRODUCT_VENDOR_PROPERTIES += ro.virtual_ab.compression.enabled=true
 PRODUCT_VENDOR_PROPERTIES += ro.virtual_ab.userspace.snapshots.enabled=true
+PRODUCT_VENDOR_PROPERTIES += ro.virtual_ab.io_uring.enabled=true
 PRODUCT_VIRTUAL_AB_COMPRESSION := true
 PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
     snapuserd.vendor_ramdisk \