diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index ca1ae51..88cde1a 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
               (expand-file-name "var/epkgs/" user-emacs-directory)))
 
 (use-package custom
+  :no-require t
   :config
   (setq custom-file (expand-file-name "custom.el" user-emacs-directory))
   (when (file-exists-p custom-file)