diff --git a/bin/doom b/bin/doom
index 558d218ab..e5dda660b 100755
--- a/bin/doom
+++ b/bin/doom
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ SEE ALSO:
       (defautoload! ((build b purge p rollback)) "packages")
       (defautoload! ((install i)))
       (defautoload! ((compile c)))
+      (defautoload! (clean) "compile")
 
       ;; TODO Post-3.0 commands
       ;; (load! "gc" dir)
diff --git a/core/cli/compile.el b/core/cli/compile.el
index ee5c4b5bc..24440b174 100644
--- a/core/cli/compile.el
+++ b/core/cli/compile.el
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ If RECOMPILE-P is non-nil, only recompile out-of-date files."
       (let ((load-prefer-newer t)
             (noninteractive t)
             doom-interactive-p)
-        (doom-initialize 'force)
+        (require 'core-start)
         (quiet! (doom-initialize-packages))
         (quiet! (doom-initialize-modules))))