diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index fe27fc9..7a18eec 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - apt-get update
   - apt-get install -y live-build
+  - apt-get install -y syslinux-efi
   - apt-get install -y git
   - lb config
   - rm -r config
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - apt-get update
   - apt-get install -y live-build
+  - apt-get install -y syslinux-efi
   - apt-get install -y git
   - lb clean
   - cd config
diff --git a/hooks/live/0060-configure-syslinux-efi.hook.binary b/hooks/live/0060-configure-syslinux-efi.hook.binary
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..50939aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/live/0060-configure-syslinux-efi.hook.binary
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+echo "Configuring Syslinux EFI bootloader..."
+mkdir -p "EFI/BOOT"
+cp "/usr/lib/SYSLINUX.EFI/efi64/syslinux.efi" "EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.efi"
+cp "/usr/lib/syslinux/modules/efi64/"* "EFI/BOOT"
+cp "syslinux/"*.cfg "EFI/BOOT"
+cp "syslinux/splash.png" "EFI/BOOT"
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 4f78ebd..91ca276 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ live-build chroot and config files for tildelinux
 this is where the magic happens
 
 ## manual building
-1. `sudo apt install live-build`
+1. `sudo apt install live-build syslinux-efi`
 2. `mkdir tildelinux && cd tildelinux`
 3. `lb config`
 4. `rm -r config`