diff --git a/lisp/doom.el b/lisp/doom.el
index 6efdd52f7..1047e6a77 100644
--- a/lisp/doom.el
+++ b/lisp/doom.el
@@ -144,9 +144,6 @@
 (defconst doom-modules-dir (expand-file-name "modules/" doom-emacs-dir)
   "The root directory for Doom's modules. Must end with a slash.")
 
-(defconst doom-docs-dir (concat doom-emacs-dir "docs/")
-  "Where Doom's documentation files are stored. Must end with a slash.")
-
 (defconst doom-user-dir
   (if-let (doomdir (getenv-internal "DOOMDIR"))
       (expand-file-name (file-name-as-directory doomdir))
diff --git a/lisp/lib/docs.el b/lisp/lib/docs.el
index 81be7782f..8f59d668a 100644
--- a/lisp/lib/docs.el
+++ b/lisp/lib/docs.el
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 ;;
 ;;; Code:
 
+;;;###autoload
+(defvar doom-docs-dir (concat doom-emacs-dir "docs/")
+  "Where Doom's documentation files are stored. Must end with a slash.")
+
 ;; DEPRECATED Will be renamed once docs "framework" is generalized
 (defvar doom-docs-header-alist
   `(("/docs/index\\.org$"