diff --git a/recipes/paredit.rcp b/recipes/paredit.rcp
index e7824fd7..0de919b9 100644
--- a/recipes/paredit.rcp
+++ b/recipes/paredit.rcp
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 (:name paredit
        :description "Minor mode for editing parentheses"
        :type http
+       :prepare (progn (autoload 'enable-paredit-mode "paredit")
+                       (autoload 'disable-paredit-mode "paredit"))
        :url "http://mumble.net/~campbell/emacs/paredit.el")