diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 0733e4e02..eda0e8894 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@
 ;;
 ;;; License: MIT
 
-(defconst user-emacs-directory
-  (file-name-directory load-file-name))
-
-(when noninteractive
-  (setq load-prefer-newer noninteractive))
+(setq user-emacs-directory (file-name-directory load-file-name)
+      load-prefer-newer noninteractive)
 
 (require 'core (concat user-emacs-directory "core/core"))