diff --git a/dotfiles/emacs.d/README.org b/dotfiles/emacs.d/README.org
index b8fb8aad..8a743cc0 100644
--- a/dotfiles/emacs.d/README.org
+++ b/dotfiles/emacs.d/README.org
@@ -4315,6 +4315,7 @@ I had to disable this mode because something that it does messes with coding set
 ** direnv
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package direnv
+  :demand t
   :config
   (direnv-mode +1))
 #+end_src