diff --git a/core/cli/packages.el b/core/cli/packages.el
index 7ad4b6b9a..d0775a858 100644
--- a/core/cli/packages.el
+++ b/core/cli/packages.el
@@ -224,20 +224,23 @@ list remains lean."
 
 (defun doom--write-missing-eln-errors ()
   "Write .error files for any expected .eln files that are missing."
-  (cl-loop for file in doom--eln-output-expected
-           for eln-name = (doom--eln-file-name file)
-           for eln-file = (doom--eln-output-file eln-name)
-           for error-file = (doom--eln-error-file eln-name)
-           unless (or (file-exists-p eln-file)
-                      (file-newer-than-file-p error-file file))
-           do (make-directory (file-name-directory error-file) 'parents)
-              (write-region "" nil error-file)
-              (doom-log "Wrote %s" error-file))
-  (setq doom--eln-output-expected nil))
+  (when (and (require 'comp nil t)
+             (ignore-errors (native-comp-available-p)))
+    (cl-loop for file in doom--eln-output-expected
+             for eln-name = (doom--eln-file-name file)
+             for eln-file = (doom--eln-output-file eln-name)
+             for error-file = (doom--eln-error-file eln-name)
+             unless (or (file-exists-p eln-file)
+                        (file-newer-than-file-p error-file file))
+             do (make-directory (file-name-directory error-file) 'parents)
+             (write-region "" nil error-file)
+             (doom-log "Wrote %s" error-file))
+    (setq doom--eln-output-expected nil)))
 
 (defun doom--compile-site-packages ()
   "Queue async compilation for all non-doom Elisp files."
-  (when (featurep 'comp)
+  (when (and (featurep 'comp)
+             (ignore-errors (native-comp-available-p)))
     (cl-loop with paths = (cl-loop for path in load-path
                                    unless (string-prefix-p doom-local-dir path)
                                    collect path)