diff --git a/lisp/doom-lib.el b/lisp/doom-lib.el
index 522327b44..288b599bd 100644
--- a/lisp/doom-lib.el
+++ b/lisp/doom-lib.el
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 ;;; Commentary:
 ;;; Code:
 
-(when (< emacs-major-version 30)
-  (require 'doom-compat))
-
 ;;; Custom error types
 (define-error 'doom-error "An unexpected Doom error")
 (dolist (type '((doom-font-error "Could not find a font on your system" doom-error)
diff --git a/lisp/doom.el b/lisp/doom.el
index 0a8d9be1a..a4696aa20 100644
--- a/lisp/doom.el
+++ b/lisp/doom.el
@@ -197,6 +197,12 @@
     (setenv "HOME" realhome)
     (setq abbreviated-home-dir nil)))
 
+
+;;; Backport niceties from later versions of Emacs:
+(when (< emacs-major-version 30)
+  (require 'doom-compat))
+
+
 ;;; Load Doom's stdlib
 (add-to-list 'load-path (file-name-directory load-file-name))
 (require 'doom-lib)