diff --git a/package/gluon-core/files/lib/gluon/functions/sysctl.sh b/package/gluon-core/files/lib/gluon/functions/sysctl.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df1ea217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-core/files/lib/gluon/functions/sysctl.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+sysctl_set() {
+  sed -i "/^${1//./\.}=/d" /etc/sysctl.conf 
+  echo "${1}=$2" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
+}
diff --git a/package/gluon-core/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/core/invariant/012-reboot-on-oom b/package/gluon-core/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/core/invariant/012-reboot-on-oom
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a457a9c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-core/files/lib/gluon/upgrade/core/invariant/012-reboot-on-oom
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. /lib/gluon/functions/sysctl.sh
+
+sysctl_set vm.panic_on_oom 1