diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index cf3138571..db3139da4 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -26,3 +26,8 @@
 ;; in this file and can conflict with later config (particularly where the
 ;; cursor color is concerned).
 (advice-add #'x-apply-session-resources :override #'ignore)
+
+;; Prevent unwanted runtime builds in gccemacs (native-comp); packages are
+;; compiled ahead-of-time when they are installed and site files are compiled
+;; when gccemacs is installed.
+(setq comp-deferred-compilation nil)