diff --git a/modules/lang/php/config.el b/modules/lang/php/config.el
index 216835eaa..1ce136079 100644
--- a/modules/lang/php/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/php/config.el
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@
   (unless (file-exists-p (concat php-extras-eldoc-functions-file ".el"))
     (message "Generating PHP eldoc files...")
     (require 'async)
-    (async-start (lambda ()
-                   ,(async-inject-variables "\\`\\(load-path\\|php-extras-eldoc-functions-file\\)$")
-                   (require 'php-extras-gen-eldoc)
-                   (php-extras-generate-eldoc-1 t))
+    (async-start `(lambda ()
+                    ,(async-inject-variables "\\`\\(load-path\\|php-extras-eldoc-functions-file\\)$")
+                    (require 'php-extras-gen-eldoc)
+                    (php-extras-generate-eldoc-1 t))
                  (lambda (_)
                    (load (concat php-extras-eldoc-functions-file ".el"))
                    (message "PHP eldoc updated!")))))