diff --git a/kali-config/common/includes.installer/preseed.cfg b/kali-config/common/includes.installer/preseed.cfg
index 6b5abcc..31fffa9 100644
--- a/kali-config/common/includes.installer/preseed.cfg
+++ b/kali-config/common/includes.installer/preseed.cfg
@@ -34,5 +34,8 @@ d-i pkgsel/upgrade select full-upgrade
 # Do not create a normal user account
 d-i passwd/make-user boolean false
 
+# Enable eatmydata in kali-installer to boost speed installation
+d-i preseed/early_command string anna-install eatmydata-udeb
+
 # Disable popularity-contest
 popularity-contest popularity-contest/participate boolean false
diff --git a/kali-config/common/package-lists/kali.list.binary b/kali-config/common/package-lists/kali.list.binary
index 51edfbf..39ba5ab 100644
--- a/kali-config/common/package-lists/kali.list.binary
+++ b/kali-config/common/package-lists/kali.list.binary
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# ensure eatmydata is available for eatmydata.udeb
+eatmydata
+
 # EFI support, ensure we have the required .deb in the ISO available for
 # installation