diff --git a/modules/config/default/config.el b/modules/config/default/config.el
index bca8cf43c..f852d20f9 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/config.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/config.el
@@ -123,9 +123,7 @@
     ;; Disable electric keys in C modes because it interferes with smartparens
     ;; and custom bindings. We'll do it ourselves (mostly).
     (after! cc-mode
-      (c-toggle-electric-state -1)
-      (c-toggle-auto-newline -1)
-      (setq c-electric-flag nil)
+      (setq-default c-electric-flag nil)
       (dolist (key '("#" "{" "}" "/" "*" ";" "," ":" "(" ")" "\177"))
         (define-key c-mode-base-map key nil))