diff --git a/modules/tools/tree-sitter/config.el b/modules/tools/tree-sitter/config.el
index 331334b1d..8afe41585 100644
--- a/modules/tools/tree-sitter/config.el
+++ b/modules/tools/tree-sitter/config.el
@@ -14,22 +14,23 @@
 (defvar +tree-sitter-goto-previous-map (make-sparse-keymap))
 (defvar +tree-sitter-goto-next-map (make-sparse-keymap))
 
-(defvar +tree-sitter-keys-mode-map
-  (let ((keymap (make-sparse-keymap)))
-    ;; ts text objects
-    (evil-define-key '(visual operator) '+tree-sitter-keys-mode
-      "i" +tree-sitter-inner-text-objects-map
-      "a" +tree-sitter-outer-text-objects-map)
-    ;; ts goto nodes
-    (evil-define-key 'normal '+tree-sitter-keys-mode
-      "[g" +tree-sitter-goto-previous-map
-      "]g" +tree-sitter-goto-next-map)
-    keymap)
-  "Basic keymap for tree sitter text objects")
+(when (featurep! :editor evil +everywhere)
+  (defvar +tree-sitter-keys-mode-map
+    (let ((keymap (make-sparse-keymap)))
+      ;; ts text objects
+      (evil-define-key '(visual operator) '+tree-sitter-keys-mode
+        "i" +tree-sitter-inner-text-objects-map
+        "a" +tree-sitter-outer-text-objects-map)
+      ;; ts goto nodes
+      (evil-define-key 'normal '+tree-sitter-keys-mode
+        "[g" +tree-sitter-goto-previous-map
+        "]g" +tree-sitter-goto-next-map)
+      keymap)
+    "Basic keymap for tree sitter text objects")
 
-(define-minor-mode +tree-sitter-keys-mode
-  "A minor mode with tree sitter keybinds."
-  :keymap +tree-sitter-keys-mode-map)
+  (define-minor-mode +tree-sitter-keys-mode
+    "A minor mode with tree sitter keybinds."
+    :keymap +tree-sitter-keys-mode-map))
 
 (use-package! evil-textobj-tree-sitter
   :when (featurep! :editor evil +everywhere)