diff --git a/modules/editor/god/autoload/god.el b/modules/editor/god/autoload/god.el
index e5451bd37..c7a3d63b4 100644
--- a/modules/editor/god/autoload/god.el
+++ b/modules/editor/god/autoload/god.el
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ initialization.")
          (previous-cursor-color (face-background 'cursor))
          (previous-modeline-color (and (facep 'doom-modeline-bar)
                                        (face-background 'doom-modeline-bar)))
-         (is-god-mode (and (boundp 'god-local-mode)
-                           god-local-mode))
+         (is-god-mode (bound-and-true-p god-local-mode))
          (next-cursor-type
           (cond (buffer-read-only 'box)
                 ((and overwrite-mode is-god-mode) 'hollow)