diff --git a/recipes/ensime.el b/recipes/ensime.el
index a7ba3c9a..05559cfb 100644
--- a/recipes/ensime.el
+++ b/recipes/ensime.el
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@
  :load-path ("./dist/elisp")
  :after (lambda () 
           (require 'ensime)
+          ;; scala-mode can be found in the scala distribution:
+          (require 'scala-mode-auto)
           (add-hook 'scala-mode-hook 'ensime-scala-mode-hook)))