diff --git a/core/core-packages.el b/core/core-packages.el
index 7d1b25ea0..365be67d2 100644
--- a/core/core-packages.el
+++ b/core/core-packages.el
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ this is nil after Emacs has started something is wrong.")
   (make-hash-table :test #'equal :size 100 :rehash-threshold 1.0)
   "A hash table of enabled modules. Set by `doom-initialize-modules'.")
 
+(defvar doom-modules-dirs (list doom-modules-dir)
+  "A list of module root directories. Order determines priority.")
+
 (defvar doom-psuedo-module-dirs ()
   "Additional paths for modules that are outside of `doom-modules-dirs'.
 `doom//reload-autoloads', `doom//byte-compile' and `doom-initialize-packages'
diff --git a/core/core.el b/core/core.el
index 431909d2d..57b6fd296 100644
--- a/core/core.el
+++ b/core/core.el
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ line or use --debug-init to enable this.")
 (defvar doom-modules-dir (concat doom-emacs-dir "modules/")
   "The main directory where Doom modules are stored.")
 
-(defvar doom-modules-dirs (list doom-modules-dir)
-  "A list of module root directories. Order determines priority.")
-
 (defvar doom-local-dir (concat doom-emacs-dir ".local/")
   "Root directory for local Emacs files. Use this as permanent storage for files
 that are safe to share across systems (if this config is symlinked across