diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index aaacf36..90a2b0c 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@
       (eval-print-last-sexp)))
   (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage))
 
+;; Helper package, good commands here.
+(require 'straight-x)
+
 ;; Appendix.  Get rid of a dumb alias.
 ;; straight-ಠ_ಠ-mode really slows down all minibuffer completion functions.
 ;; Since it's a (rarely-used, even) alias anyway, I just define it back to nil.