diff --git a/release/tools/vagrant.conf b/release/tools/vagrant.conf
index 5617b96fa17d..e53432e164da 100644
--- a/release/tools/vagrant.conf
+++ b/release/tools/vagrant.conf
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
+# The default of 3GB is too small for Vagrant, so override the size here.
+export VMSIZE=8G
+
 # Packages to install into the image we're creating.  This is a deliberately
 # minimalist set, providing only the packages necessary to bootstrap.
 export VM_EXTRA_PACKAGES="firstboot-freebsd-update firstboot-pkgs"
 
 # Set to a list of third-party software to enable in rc.conf(5).
-export VM_RC_LIST="firstboot_freebsd_update firstboot_pkgs"
+export VM_RC_LIST="firstboot_freebsd_update firstboot_pkgs growfs"
 
 vagrant_common () {
 	# The firstboot_pkgs rc.d script will download the repository