diff --git a/roles/backup/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/roles/backup/molecule/default/molecule.yml
index e0e218eda171bd8b2d87e5f4deedf9a8d1acc329..de572da3a6edecec9fc72b9a36b561d7a0d248bf 100644
--- a/roles/backup/molecule/default/molecule.yml
+++ b/roles/backup/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ platforms:
     box: debian/contrib-buster64
     memory: 256
     cpus: 1
+    # @WORKAROUND: Boot-time hanging due to clock source
+    #     Prevents the VMs from hanging during boot time, seems
+    #     related to VirtualBox KVM-compatible clock
+    #     implementation. Might be possible to alleviate by switching
+    #     to VirtualBox > 6.1. Workaround needs to be removed from all
+    #     roles/tests in that case.
+    provider_raw_config_args:
+      - "customize ['modifyvm', :id, '--paravirtprovider', 'minimal']"
 
   - name: parameters-optional-buster
     groups:
@@ -27,6 +35,8 @@ platforms:
     box: debian/contrib-buster64
     memory: 256
     cpus: 1
+    provider_raw_config_args:
+      - "customize ['modifyvm', :id, '--paravirtprovider', 'minimal']"
 
   - name: parameters-mandatory-bullseye
     groups:
@@ -34,6 +44,8 @@ platforms:
     box: debian/bullseye64
     memory: 256
     cpus: 1
+    provider_raw_config_args:
+      - "customize ['modifyvm', :id, '--paravirtprovider', 'minimal']"
 
   - name: parameters-optional-bullseye
     groups:
@@ -41,6 +53,8 @@ platforms:
     box: debian/bullseye64
     memory: 256
     cpus: 1
+    provider_raw_config_args:
+      - "customize ['modifyvm', :id, '--paravirtprovider', 'minimal']"
 
 provisioner:
   name: ansible