diff --git a/core/core-packages.el b/core/core-packages.el
index 163e4b6a3..a5fecf479 100644
--- a/core/core-packages.el
+++ b/core/core-packages.el
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ throw an error if the file doesn't exist."
   "Like `require', but for doom modules. Will load a module's config.el file if
 it hasn't already, and if it exists."
   (when (or (not noninteractive)
-            (bound-and-true-p byte-compile-current-file))
+            (bound-and-true-p byte-compile-current-file)
+            reload-p)
     (let ((loaded-p (doom-module-loaded-p module submodule)))
       (when (or reload-p (not loaded-p))
         (unless loaded-p
diff --git a/modules/lang/cc/packages.el b/modules/lang/cc/packages.el
index a4e2f571a..8906cb090 100644
--- a/modules/lang/cc/packages.el
+++ b/modules/lang/cc/packages.el
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 ;;
 (def-bootstrap! cc
   ;; NOTE Untested
-  (require! :lang cc)
+  (require! :lang cc t)
   (require 'irony)
   (unless (expand-file-name "bin/irony-server" irony-server-install-prefix)
     (pcase (doom-system-os)