diff --git a/modules/lang/ruby/config.el b/modules/lang/ruby/config.el
index d00ec0d52..f5bbebe19 100644
--- a/modules/lang/ruby/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/ruby/config.el
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@
   :mode ("/\\.rspec\\'" . text-mode)
   :init
   (setq rspec-use-spring-when-possible nil)
-  (set-popup-rule! "^\\*\\(rspec-\\)?compilation" :size 0.3 :ttl nil :select t)
   (when (featurep! :editor evil)
     (add-hook 'rspec-mode-hook #'evil-normalize-keymaps))
   :config
+  (set-popup-rule! "^\\*\\(rspec-\\)?compilation" :size 0.3 :ttl nil :select t)
   (setq rspec-use-rvm (executable-find "rvm"))
   (map! :localleader
         :prefix "t"