diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
index 5575e1ea47ea..25c89af32a4c 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
@@ -261,8 +261,10 @@ rec {
     cat > ./run-vm <<EOF
     #! ${bash}/bin/sh
     ''${diskImage:+diskImage=$diskImage}
-    ${pkgs.virtiofsd}/bin/virtiofsd --xattr --socket-path virtio-store.sock --sandbox none --shared-dir "${storeDir}" &
-    ${pkgs.virtiofsd}/bin/virtiofsd --xattr --socket-path virtio-xchg.sock --sandbox none --shared-dir xchg &
+    # GitHub Actions runners seems to not allow installing seccomp filter: https://github.com/rcambrj/nix-pi-loader/issues/1#issuecomment-2605497516
+    # Since we are running in a sandbox already, the difference between seccomp and none is minimal
+    ${pkgs.virtiofsd}/bin/virtiofsd --xattr --socket-path virtio-store.sock --sandbox none --seccomp none --shared-dir "${storeDir}" &
+    ${pkgs.virtiofsd}/bin/virtiofsd --xattr --socket-path virtio-xchg.sock --sandbox none --seccomp none --shared-dir xchg &
     ${qemuCommand}
     EOF