diff --git a/core/core.el b/core/core.el
index 6ac54ac22..378ba8a28 100644
--- a/core/core.el
+++ b/core/core.el
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ;;; core.el --- the heart of the beast -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
+;; Prevent unwanted runtime builds in gccemacs (native-comp); packages are
+;; compiled ahead-of-time when they are installed and site files are compiled
+;; when gccemacs is installed.
+(setq comp-deferred-compilation nil)
+
 (eval-when-compile
   (when (< emacs-major-version 26)
     (error "Detected Emacs v%s. Doom only supports Emacs 26 and newer"
diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index 91c64e5f0..cf3138571 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -26,7 +26,3 @@
 ;; in this file and can conflict with later config (particularly where the
 ;; cursor color is concerned).
 (advice-add #'x-apply-session-resources :override #'ignore)
-
-;; Prevent unwanted runtime builds; packages are compiled ahead-of-time when
-;; they are installed and site files are compiled when gccemacs is installed.
-(setq comp-deferred-compilation nil)