diff --git a/modules/emacs/dired/config.el b/modules/emacs/dired/config.el
index 1485c854d..7b0653493 100644
--- a/modules/emacs/dired/config.el
+++ b/modules/emacs/dired/config.el
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ we have to clean it up ourselves."
   (set-popup-rule! "^\\*F\\(?:d\\|ind\\)\\*$" :ignore t))
 
 (use-package! dired-aux
+  :defer t
   :config
   (setq dired-create-destination-dirs 'ask
         dired-vc-rename-file t))