diff --git a/core/core-packages.el b/core/core-packages.el
index 4c31c3bce..3c34f09fd 100644
--- a/core/core-packages.el
+++ b/core/core-packages.el
@@ -340,11 +340,11 @@ them."
               ;; We load the private packages file twice to ensure disabled
               ;; packages are seen ASAP, and a second time to ensure privately
               ;; overridden packages are properly overwritten.
-              (_load (expand-file-name "packages.el" doom-private-dir))
+              (_load (expand-file-name "packages.el" doom-private-dir) t)
               (cl-loop for key being the hash-keys of doom-modules
                        for path = (doom-module-path (car key) (cdr key) "packages.el")
                        do (let ((doom--current-module key)) (_load path t)))
-              (_load (expand-file-name "packages.el" doom-private-dir)))))))))
+              (_load (expand-file-name "packages.el" doom-private-dir) t))))))))
 
 
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