diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/evil.el b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/evil.el
index 67b9fb9af..2f04b57c1 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/evil.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/evil.el
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
                          (file-relative-name directory project-root)))))
          (default-directory directory))
     (setq +ivy--file-last-search query)
+    (require 'counsel)
     (pcase engine
       ('ag
        (let ((args (concat