diff --git a/lib/vm.py b/lib/vm.py
index c334500ba..69fd6135c 100644
--- a/lib/vm.py
+++ b/lib/vm.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import os
+import re
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import uuid
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
 import lib.efi as efi
 from lib.basevm import BaseVM
 from lib.common import (
+    KiB,
     PackageManagerEnum,
     expand_scope_relative_nodeid,
     parse_xe_dict,
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@
 from lib.vdi import VDI
 from lib.vif import VIF
 
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Iterable, List, Literal, overload
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Iterable, List, Literal, assert_never, overload
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from lib.host import Host
@@ -523,6 +525,36 @@ def detect_package_manager(self) -> PackageManagerEnum:
             return PackageManagerEnum.ZYPPER
         return PackageManagerEnum.UNKNOWN
 
+    def grow_root_partition(self) -> int | None:
+        pkg_manager = self.detect_package_manager()
+        match pkg_manager:
+            case PackageManagerEnum.APK:
+                self.ssh('apk add util-linux e2fsprogs-extra')
+            case PackageManagerEnum.APT_GET:
+                self.ssh('apt-get update && apt-get install -y -qq util-linux e2fsprogs')
+            case PackageManagerEnum.DNF:
+                self.ssh('dnf install -y util-linux e2fsprogs')
+            case PackageManagerEnum.YUM:
+                self.ssh('yum install -y util-linux e2fsprogs')
+            case PackageManagerEnum.ZYPPER:
+                self.ssh('zypper --non-interactive install util-linux e2fsprogs')
+            case PackageManagerEnum.UNKNOWN:
+                return None
+            case _:
+                assert_never(pkg_manager)
+        mount_output = self.ssh('mount').strip()
+        root_match = re.search(r'/dev/(\w+?)(p?)(\d+) on / type (\w+)', mount_output)
+        assert root_match is not None
+        disk, p, partition, fs_type = root_match.groups()
+        if not fs_type.startswith('ext'):
+            logging.debug(f"Unsupported filesystem: {fs_type}")
+            return None
+        self.ssh(f'echo ", +" | sfdisk --no-reread --force -N {partition} /dev/{disk}')
+        self.ssh(f'partx -u -n {partition}:{partition} /dev/{disk}')
+        self.ssh(f'resize2fs /dev/{disk}{p}{partition}')
+        df_output = self.ssh('df /')
+        return int(df_output.splitlines()[-1].split()[3]) * KiB
+
     def insert_cd(self, vdi_name: str) -> None:
         logging.info("Insert CD %r in VM %s", vdi_name, self.uuid)
         self.host.xe('vm-cd-insert', {'uuid': self.uuid, 'cd-name': vdi_name})
diff --git a/tests/storage/storage.py b/tests/storage/storage.py
index bddd157f4..8d07acd8f 100644
--- a/tests/storage/storage.py
+++ b/tests/storage/storage.py
@@ -250,17 +250,9 @@ def xva_export_import(source_vm: VM, compression: XVACompression, temp_large_dir
     vm.wait_for_vm_running_and_ssh_up()
     install_randstream(vm)
 
-    if vm.detect_package_manager() == PackageManagerEnum.APK:
-        # growpart is not available in alpine 3.12
-        # vm.ssh('apk add cloud-utils-growpart e2fsprogs-extra')
-        vm.ssh('apk add gawk util-linux e2fsprogs-extra')
-        vm.ssh('wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/canonical/cloud-utils/main/bin/growpart -O /usr/bin/growpart')
-        vm.ssh('chmod +x /usr/bin/growpart')
-        # TODO: maybe use `findmnt -no SOURCE /` from util-linux to get the blockdevice mounted on /
-        growpart_returncode = vm.ssh_with_result('growpart /dev/xvda 3').returncode
-        assert growpart_returncode in [0, 1] # growpart returns 1 if the size is already the expected one
-        vm.ssh('resize2fs /dev/xvda3')
-        stream_size = min(volume_size // 2, config.write_volume_cap)
+    root_partition_size = vm.grow_root_partition()
+    if root_partition_size is not None:
+        stream_size = min(root_partition_size // 2, config.write_volume_cap)
     else:
         stream_size = 500 * MiB