diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index f06992ca8..da91ba904 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
 ;; more than this to make UTF-8 the default coding system:
 (set-language-environment "UTF-8")
 
+;; set-language-enviornment sets default-input-method, which is unwanted
+(setq default-input-method nil)
+
 ;; Ensure Doom is running out of this file's directory
 (setq user-emacs-directory (file-name-directory load-file-name))