diff --git a/common.d/common.deb.sh b/common.d/common.deb.sh
index b647577..3348929 100644
--- a/common.d/common.deb.sh
+++ b/common.d/common.deb.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ install_packages()
         return 2
     }
 
-    chroot "$rootdir" apt install $packages -y || {
+    chroot "$rootdir" apt install --no-install-recommends $packages -y || {
         log "Failed to install package(s)" ierror
         return 1
     }