diff --git a/modules/lang/latex/config.el b/modules/lang/latex/config.el
index 20febcb30..8462c0453 100644
--- a/modules/lang/latex/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/latex/config.el
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 ;; Plugins
 ;;
 
+;; Default language setting.
+(defvar ispell-dictionary "english")
+
+
 (after! tex
   ;; Set some varibles to fontify common LaTeX commands.
   (load! "+fontification")
@@ -69,8 +73,6 @@
   (add-hook 'TeX-update-style-hook #'rainbow-delimiters-mode)
   (when (featurep! :feature spellcheck)
     (add-hook 'LaTeX-mode-hook #'flyspell-mode))
-  ;; Default language setting.
-  (setq ispell-dictionary "english")
   ;; Use chktex to search for errors in a latex file.
   (setcar (cdr (assoc "Check" TeX-command-list)) "chktex -v6 %s")
   ;; Set a custom item indentation