diff --git a/lib/distributions.sh b/lib/distributions.sh
index f935133c1d..cb2424b8de 100644
--- a/lib/distributions.sh
+++ b/lib/distributions.sh
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ install_common()
 	# console fix due to Debian bug
 	sed -e 's/CHARMAP=".*"/CHARMAP="'$CONSOLE_CHAR'"/g' -i "${SDCARD}"/etc/default/console-setup
 
+	# add the /dev/urandom path to the rng config file
+	echo "HRNGDEVICE=/dev/urandom" >> "${SDCARD}"/etc/default/rng-tools
+
 	# ping needs privileged action to be able to create raw network socket
 	# this is working properly but not with (at least) Debian Buster
 	chroot "${SDCARD}" /bin/bash -c "chmod u+s /bin/ping"