diff --git a/core/core-editor.el b/core/core-editor.el
index 07808ae38..3355619f6 100644
--- a/core/core-editor.el
+++ b/core/core-editor.el
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ with functions that require it (like modeline segments)."
 ;; specify their own formatting rules.
 (def-package! editorconfig
   :demand t
-  :mode ("\\.?editorconfig$" . editorconfig-conf-mode)
   :init
   (def-setting! :editorconfig (action value)
     ":add or :remove an entry in `editorconfig-indentation-alist'."
@@ -200,6 +199,9 @@ with functions that require it (like modeline segments)."
         (whitespace-mode +1))))
   (add-hook 'editorconfig-custom-hooks #'doom|editorconfig-whitespace-mode-maybe))
 
+(def-package! editorconfig-conf-mode
+  :mode "\\.?editorconfig$")
+
 ;; Auto-close delimiters and blocks as you type
 (def-package! smartparens
   :demand t