diff --git a/modules/term/vterm/config.el b/modules/term/vterm/config.el
index c2faad40d..9f29dc5bb 100644
--- a/modules/term/vterm/config.el
+++ b/modules/term/vterm/config.el
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 (use-package! vterm
   :when (bound-and-true-p module-file-suffix)
-  :commands vterm vterm-mode
-  :preface (setq vterm-install t) ; compile the package when you load vterm
+  :commands vterm-mode
   :hook (vterm-mode . doom-mark-buffer-as-real-h)
   :hook (vterm-mode . hide-mode-line-mode) ; modeline serves no purpose in vterm
   :config
diff --git a/modules/term/vterm/packages.el b/modules/term/vterm/packages.el
index 461ac22aa..b674ee25d 100644
--- a/modules/term/vterm/packages.el
+++ b/modules/term/vterm/packages.el
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 (package! vterm
   :built-in 'prefer
-  :pin "01a1332ebb11daca5408f7fcb8a08454b0176e79")
+  :pin "101ff86d4d1c7ff8ca954ba59f666fd36f789aae")