diff --git a/modules/ui/workspaces/packages.el b/modules/ui/workspaces/packages.el
index 72ce81a31..8ed253819 100644
--- a/modules/ui/workspaces/packages.el
+++ b/modules/ui/workspaces/packages.el
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 ;; -*- no-byte-compile: t; -*-
 ;;; ui/workspaces/packages.el
 
-(package! persp-mode :pin "391a7dc248c9c04b7ad424c696bdff578e14dd2c")
+(package! persp-mode
+  :recipe (:host github
+           :repo "hlissner/persp-mode.el"
+           :branch "remove-byte-compile")
+  :pin "14325c11f7a347717d7c3780f29b24a38c68fbfc")