diff --git a/modules/tools/wakatime/autoload.el b/modules/tools/wakatime/autoload.el
index 915abcce9..ad6f435c8 100644
--- a/modules/tools/wakatime/autoload.el
+++ b/modules/tools/wakatime/autoload.el
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 ;;;###autoload
 (add-hook 'doom-after-switch-buffer-hook #'+wakatime-init)
 
+;;;###autoload
+(defvar wakatime-api-key nil)
+
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun +wakatime-init ()
   "Initialize wakatime (if `wakatime-api-key' is set, otherwise no-op with a