diff --git a/modules/completion/company/autoload.el b/modules/completion/company/autoload.el
index 4981c64d3..669ddd51f 100644
--- a/modules/completion/company/autoload.el
+++ b/modules/completion/company/autoload.el
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ To have BACKENDS apply to any mode that is a parent of MODES, set MODES to
                                (or (eq major-mode mode)  ; major modes
                                    (and (boundp mode)
                                         (symbol-value mode))))) ; minor modes
-                   nconc backends)
+                   append backends)
           (default-value 'company-backends)))