diff --git a/core/core-modeline.el b/core/core-modeline.el
index 63b16c140..ab4f3680d 100644
--- a/core/core-modeline.el
+++ b/core/core-modeline.el
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 ;; Variables
 ;;
 
-(defconst doom-modeline-height 29
+(defvar doom-modeline-height 29
   "How tall the mode-line should be (only respected in GUI emacs).")
 
-(defconst doom-modeline-bar-width 3
+(defvar doom-modeline-bar-width 3
   "How wide the mode-line bar should be (only respected in GUI emacs).")