diff --git a/modules/config/default/config.el b/modules/config/default/config.el
index 490ec2a14..8ed0cf535 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/config.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/config.el
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@
 (after! epa
   ;; With GPG 2.1+, this forces gpg-agent to use the Emacs minibuffer to prompt
   ;; for the key passphrase.
-  (setq epa-pinentry-mode 'loopback)
+  (set (if EMACS27+
+           'epg-pinentry-mode
+         'epa-pinentry-mode) ; DEPRECATED `epa-pinentry-mode'
+       'loopback)
   ;; Default to the first secret key available in your keyring.
   (setq-default
    epa-file-encrypt-to