diff --git a/modules/lang/org/config.el b/modules/lang/org/config.el
index e817f6ec7..e5c0ad932 100644
--- a/modules/lang/org/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/org/config.el
@@ -790,6 +790,7 @@ compelling reason, so..."
   :config
   ;; Make leading stars truly invisible, by rendering them as spaces!
   (setq org-superstar-leading-bullet ?\s
+        org-superstar-leading-fallback ?\s
         org-hide-leading-stars nil)
   ;; Don't do anything special for item bullets or TODOs by default; these slow
   ;; down larger org buffers.