diff --git a/core/core-ui.el b/core/core-ui.el
index 9e703275c..900d29a70 100644
--- a/core/core-ui.el
+++ b/core/core-ui.el
@@ -39,8 +39,13 @@ with `doom//reload-theme').")
 (setq-default
  bidi-display-reordering nil ; disable bidirectional text for tiny performance boost
  blink-matching-paren nil    ; don't blink--too distracting
+ compilation-always-kill t        ; kill compilation process before starting another
+ compilation-ask-about-save nil   ; save all buffers on `compile'
+ compilation-scroll-output 'first-error
+ confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer t
  cursor-in-non-selected-windows nil  ; hide cursors in other windows
  display-line-numbers-width 3
+ enable-recursive-minibuffers nil
  frame-inhibit-implied-resize t
  ;; remove continuation arrow on right fringe
  fringe-indicator-alist (delq (assq 'continuation fringe-indicator-alist)
diff --git a/core/core.el b/core/core.el
index 9e8d3556c..c800d94c3 100644
--- a/core/core.el
+++ b/core/core.el
@@ -79,12 +79,7 @@ melodramatic ex-vimmer disappointed with the text-editor status quo."
 (setq-default
  ad-redefinition-action 'accept   ; silence advised function warnings
  apropos-do-all t                 ; make `apropos' more useful
- compilation-always-kill t        ; kill compilation process before starting another
- compilation-ask-about-save nil   ; save all buffers on `compile'
- compilation-scroll-output 'first-error
- confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer t
  debug-on-error (and (not noninteractive) doom-debug-mode)
- enable-recursive-minibuffers nil
  ffap-machine-p-known 'reject     ; don't ping things that look like domain names
  idle-update-delay 2              ; update ui less often
  load-prefer-newer (or noninteractive doom-debug-mode)