diff --git a/modules/ui/modeline/+light.el b/modules/ui/modeline/+light.el
index 006688286..923774324 100644
--- a/modules/ui/modeline/+light.el
+++ b/modules/ui/modeline/+light.el
@@ -68,14 +68,6 @@ side of the modeline, and whose CDR is the right-hand side.")
 ;;
 ;;; Helpers
 
-(defvar +modeline--redisplayed-p nil)
-(defadvice! modeline-recalculate-height-a (&optional _force &rest _ignored)
-  "Ensure that window resizing functions take modeline height into account."
-  :before '(fit-window-to-buffer resize-temp-buffer-window)
-  (unless +modeline--redisplayed-p
-    (setq-local +modeline--redisplayed-p t)
-    (redisplay t)))
-
 ;;; `active'
 (defvar +modeline--active-window (selected-window))
 
diff --git a/modules/ui/modeline/config.el b/modules/ui/modeline/config.el
index 54e09fff5..337074c27 100644
--- a/modules/ui/modeline/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/modeline/config.el
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
   (load! "+light"))
 
 
+(defvar +modeline--redisplayed-p nil)
+(defadvice! modeline-recalculate-height-a (&optional _force &rest _ignored)
+  "Ensure that window resizing functions take modeline height into account."
+  :before '(fit-window-to-buffer resize-temp-buffer-window)
+  (unless +modeline--redisplayed-p
+    (setq-local +modeline--redisplayed-p t)
+    (redisplay t)))
+
+
 (use-package! doom-modeline
   :unless (featurep! +light)
   :hook (after-init . doom-modeline-mode)