diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/config.el b/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
index 3adb6e776..5b87887ac 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
@@ -57,14 +57,6 @@ immediately runs it on the current candidate (ending the ivy session)."
         ;; enable ability to select prompt (alternative to `ivy-immediate-done')
         ivy-use-selectable-prompt t)
 
-  (when (featurep! +fuzzy)
-    (setq ivy-re-builders-alist
-          '((counsel-ag . ivy--regex-plus)
-            (counsel-grep . ivy--regex-plus)
-            (swiper . ivy--regex-plus)
-            (t . ivy--regex-fuzzy))
-          ivy-initial-inputs-alist nil))
-
   (after! yasnippet
     (add-to-list 'yas-prompt-functions #'+ivy-yas-prompt nil #'eq))
 
@@ -211,6 +203,18 @@ immediately runs it on the current candidate (ending the ivy session)."
     (setf (alist-get fn ivy-display-functions-alist) #'ivy-display-function-fallback)))
 
 
+(def-package! flx
+  :when (featurep! +fuzzy)
+  :defer t  ; is loaded by ivy
+  :init
+  (setq ivy-re-builders-alist
+        '((counsel-ag . ivy--regex-plus)
+          (counsel-grep . ivy--regex-plus)
+          (swiper . ivy--regex-plus)
+          (t . ivy--regex-fuzzy))
+        ivy-initial-inputs-alist nil))
+
+
 ;; Used by `counsel-M-x'
 (setq amx-save-file (concat doom-cache-dir "amx-items"))
 
diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/packages.el b/modules/completion/ivy/packages.el
index 888368ce1..ace65cf1b 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/packages.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/packages.el
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@
 (package! ivy-rich)
 (package! wgrep)
 
+(when (featurep! +fuzzy)
+  (package! flx))
+
 (when (and EMACS26+ (featurep! +childframe))
   (package! ivy-posframe))