diff --git a/schema/config-linux.json b/schema/config-linux.json
index d51e5b5dd..8f26cf483 100644
--- a/schema/config-linux.json
+++ b/schema/config-linux.json
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
                             },
                             "swappiness": {
                                 "id": "https://opencontainers.org/schema/bundle/linux/resources/memory/swappiness",
-                                "$ref": "defs.json#/definitions/uint64"
+                                "$ref": "defs-linux.json#/definitions/memorySwappiness"
                             }
                         }
                     },
diff --git a/schema/defs-linux.json b/schema/defs-linux.json
index 094037654..a55de9a11 100644
--- a/schema/defs-linux.json
+++ b/schema/defs-linux.json
@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@
                 "allow"
             ]
         },
+        "memorySwappiness": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "minimum": 0,
+            "maximum": 100
+        },
         "NetworkInterfacePriority": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {