diff --git a/modules/lang/javascript/config.el b/modules/lang/javascript/config.el
index 4c303d848..1dfaa4215 100644
--- a/modules/lang/javascript/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/javascript/config.el
@@ -47,14 +47,15 @@
   :mode "components/.+\\.js$"
   :init
   (defun +javascript-jsx-file-p ()
+    "Detect React or preact imports early in the file."
     (and buffer-file-name
          (string= (file-name-extension buffer-file-name) "js")
-         (re-search-forward "\\(^\\s-*import React\\|\\( from \\|require(\\)[\"']react\\)"
+         (re-search-forward "\\(^\\s-*import +\\(?:pr\\|R\\)eact\\|\\( from \\|require(\\)[\"']p?react\\)"
                             magic-mode-regexp-match-limit t)
          (progn (goto-char (match-beginning 1))
                 (not (sp-point-in-string-or-comment)))))
 
-  (push (cons #'+javascript-jsx-file-p 'rjsx-mode) magic-mode-alist)
+  (push '(+javascript-jsx-file-p . rjsx-mode) magic-mode-alist)
   :config
   (set! :electric 'rjsx-mode :chars '(?\} ?\) ?. ?>))
   (add-hook! 'rjsx-mode-hook