diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index 14f24aa..61eaadf 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ;;; early-init.el --- earliest birds               -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
 
+(when (boundp 'comp-eln-load-path)
+  (setcar comp-eln-load-path
+          (expand-file-name (convert-standard-filename "var/eln-cache/")
+                            user-emacs-directory)))
+
 (setq load-prefer-newer t)
 
 (let ((dir (file-name-directory (or load-file-name buffer-file-name))))