diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index cb74582..237e7a1 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -274,9 +274,9 @@
   (define-key magit-mode-map (kbd "C-n") 'next-line)
   (define-key magit-mode-map (kbd "C-p") 'previous-line))
 
-(require 'markdown-mode)
-(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.markdown\\'" . markdown-mode))
-(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.md\\'" . markdown-mode))
+(with-eval-after-load 'markdown-mode
+  (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.markdown\\'" . markdown-mode))
+  (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.md\\'" . markdown-mode)))
 
 (require 'recentf)
 (recentf-mode 1)