diff --git a/emacs/early-init.el b/emacs/early-init.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..512068a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emacs/early-init.el
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/emacs/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/emacs/tasks/main.yml
index 1a88419..6482907 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/emacs/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/emacs/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,3 +17,11 @@
     dest: ~/.emacs.d/custom
     state: link
     force: yes
+
+- name: Symlink early-init.el
+  file:
+    src: ~/.dotfiles/emacs/early-init.el
+    dest: ~/.emacs.d/early-init.el
+    state: link
+    force: yes
+