diff --git a/thoom-emacs/modules/thoom-tweaks.el b/thoom-emacs/modules/thoom-tweaks.el
index 10a8625..bfbafc8 100644
--- a/thoom-emacs/modules/thoom-tweaks.el
+++ b/thoom-emacs/modules/thoom-tweaks.el
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@
 ;; automatically cleanup whitespace on save
 (add-hook 'before-save-hook 'whitespace-cleanup)
 
-;; Make project.el recognize directories with a .project file as project roots
-(add-to-list 'project-vc-extra-root-markers ".project")
+(use-package project
+  :config
+  ;; Make project.el recognize directories with a .project file as project roots
+  (add-to-list 'project-vc-extra-root-markers ".project"))
 
 (use-package hl-todo
   :ensure t