diff --git a/core/core.el b/core/core.el
index 675439597..2357026f5 100644
--- a/core/core.el
+++ b/core/core.el
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ users).")
 
 (defvar doom-first-input-hook nil
   "Transient hooks run before the first user input.")
-(put doom-first-input-hook 'permanent-local t)
+(put 'doom-first-input-hook 'permanent-local t)
 
 (defvar doom-first-file-hook nil
   "Transient hooks run before the first interactively opened file.")