diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 8fb42aa..4e3a8c7 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 
 ;; no-littering
 (use-package no-littering
-  :config
+  :autoload (no-littering-theme-backups
+             no-littering-expand-etc-file-name)
+  :init
   (no-littering-theme-backups)
   (setq custom-file (no-littering-expand-etc-file-name "custom.el")))