diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index b111fae..1f1bae2 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@
         semantic-idle-scheduler-idle-time 0.2)
 
   ; inhibit semantic outside of specific modes
-  (add-to-list 'semantic-inhibit-functions
-               #'(lambda () (not (member major-mode '(cc-mode java-mode)))))
+  (setq semantic-inhibit-functions
+        #'(lambda () (not (member major-mode '(c-mode cc-mode java-mode)))))
 
   (eval-after-load "cc-mode"
     '(define-key c-mode-map (kbd "M-.") 'semantic-ia-fast-jump)))