diff --git a/dvc/system.py b/dvc/system.py
index d32663b4af..a6fc77bf4a 100644
--- a/dvc/system.py
+++ b/dvc/system.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import errno
 import logging
 import os
-import shutil
+import speedcopy
 
 from dvc.compat import fspath
 from dvc.exceptions import DvcException
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def is_unix():
     @staticmethod
     def copy(src, dest):
         src, dest = fspath(src), fspath(dest)
-        return shutil.copyfile(src, dest)
+        return speedcopy.copyfile(src, dest)
 
     @staticmethod
     def hardlink(source, link_name):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f8c4fda597..4aaf0b7b1b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ def run(self):
     "win-unicode-console>=0.5; sys_platform == 'win32'",
     "pywin32>=225; sys_platform == 'win32'",
     "networkx>=2.1,<2.4",
+    "speedcopy>=2",
 ]