diff --git a/modules/lang/latex/+ref.el b/modules/lang/latex/+ref.el
index 7090ce4b4..c4a89e00a 100644
--- a/modules/lang/latex/+ref.el
+++ b/modules/lang/latex/+ref.el
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         reftex-toc-split-windows-fraction 0.3
         ;; This is needed when `reftex-cite-format' is set. See
         ;; https://superuser.com/a/1386206
-        LaTeX-reftex-cite-format-auto-activate)
+        LaTeX-reftex-cite-format-auto-activate nil)
   (when (featurep! :editor evil)
     (add-hook 'reftex-mode-hook #'evil-normalize-keymaps))
   (map! :map reftex-mode-map