diff --git a/init.org b/init.org
index 8159fda..0acb10a 100644
--- a/init.org
+++ b/init.org
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ This function updates init.el whenever changes in init.org are made. The update
   (add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa-stable" . "https://stable.melpa.org/packages/") t)
   (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "https://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
 
-  (package-initialize)
+(when (< emacs-major-version 27)
+  (package-initialize))
 #+END_SRC
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp