diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 2424a4c..8c5b661 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 
 (use-package semantic
   :defer
-  :hook c-mode
+  :hook (c-mode . semantic-mode)
   :config
   (setq semantic-default-submodes '(global-semantic-idle-scheduler-mode
                                     global-semanticdb-minor-mode