diff --git a/modules/lang/org/config.el b/modules/lang/org/config.el
index c249d3063..1f0096f43 100644
--- a/modules/lang/org/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/org/config.el
@@ -90,12 +90,13 @@ unfold to point on startup."
       (sp--looking-at-p "\\s-*]")))
 
   ;; make delimiter auto-closing a little more conservative
-  (sp-with-modes 'org-mode
-    (sp-local-pair "*" nil :unless '(sp-point-after-word-p sp-point-before-word-p sp-point-at-bol-p))
-    (sp-local-pair "_" nil :unless '(sp-point-after-word-p sp-point-before-word-p))
-    (sp-local-pair "/" nil :unless '(sp-point-after-word-p sp-point-before-word-p +org-sp-point-in-checkbox-p))
-    (sp-local-pair "~" nil :unless '(sp-point-after-word-p sp-point-before-word-p))
-    (sp-local-pair "=" nil :unless '(sp-point-after-word-p sp-point-before-word-p))))
+  (after! smartparens
+    (sp-with-modes 'org-mode
+      (sp-local-pair "*" nil :unless '(sp-point-after-word-p sp-point-before-word-p sp-point-at-bol-p))
+      (sp-local-pair "_" nil :unless '(sp-point-after-word-p sp-point-before-word-p))
+      (sp-local-pair "/" nil :unless '(sp-point-after-word-p sp-point-before-word-p +org-sp-point-in-checkbox-p))
+      (sp-local-pair "~" nil :unless '(sp-point-after-word-p sp-point-before-word-p))
+      (sp-local-pair "=" nil :unless '(sp-point-after-word-p sp-point-before-word-p)))))
 
 (defun +org|enable-auto-reformat-tables ()
   "Realign tables exiting insert mode (`evil-mode')."