diff --git a/core/core-projects.el b/core/core-projects.el
index 6e293efc8..193e05724 100644
--- a/core/core-projects.el
+++ b/core/core-projects.el
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ;;; core-projects.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
 (def-package! projectile
-  :after-call (after-find-file dired-before-readin-hook)
+  :after-call (after-find-file dired-before-readin-hook minibuffer-setup-hook)
   :commands (projectile-project-root projectile-project-name projectile-project-p)
   :init
   (setq projectile-cache-file (concat doom-cache-dir "projectile.cache")
diff --git a/modules/ui/modeline/config.el b/modules/ui/modeline/config.el
index 26b94c4c3..34e961ad9 100644
--- a/modules/ui/modeline/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/modeline/config.el
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@
 
   (add-hook '+doom-dashboard-mode-hook #'doom-modeline-set-project-modeline)
 
+  ;; Don't eager-load project.el. Doom only uses projectile anyway, for now.
+  (defun +modeline*project-root ()
+    (or doom-modeline-project-root
+        (setq doom-modeline-project-root
+              (file-local-name
+               (if (featurep 'projectile)
+                   (ignore-errors (projectile-project-root))
+                 default-directory)))))
+  (advice-add #'doom-modeline-project-root :override #'+modeline*project-root)
+
   ;; Magit -- modeline only where it's useful
   (defun +modeline|hide-in-non-status-buffer ()
     (if (eq major-mode 'magit-status-mode)