diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index b30679a..18eb7f4 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -623,6 +623,7 @@
       (find-file (concat (match-string 1 line) "/" (match-string 2 line))))))
 
 (use-package latex
+  :defer
   :bind (:map LaTeX-mode-map
               ("C-z" . latex-save-and-compile)
               ("C-c e" . tex-close-latex-block))