diff --git a/modules/feature/evil/packages.el b/modules/feature/evil/packages.el
index 642acc328..cafea2efc 100644
--- a/modules/feature/evil/packages.el
+++ b/modules/feature/evil/packages.el
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 ;; -*- no-byte-compile: t; -*-
 ;;; feature/evil/packages.el
 
+;; `evil-collection' uses the `with-helm-buffer' macro, but this requires helm
+;; be loaded before it is byte-compiled during installation. To ensure this, we
+;; declare helm before evil-collection.
+(when (featurep! :completion helm)
+  (depends-on! :completion helm))
+
+;;
 (package! evil)
 (package! evil-args)
 (package! evil-commentary)
diff --git a/modules/feature/lookup/packages.el b/modules/feature/lookup/packages.el
index cf09f591b..edfc1acad 100644
--- a/modules/feature/lookup/packages.el
+++ b/modules/feature/lookup/packages.el
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 ;; -*- no-byte-compile: t; -*-
 ;;; feature/lookup/packages.el
 
+;; `dumb-jump' uses the `helm-build-sync-source' macro, but this requires helm be
+;; loaded before it is byte-compiled during installation. To ensure this, we
+;; declare helm before dumb-jump.
+(when (featurep! :completion helm)
+  (depends-on! :completion helm))
+
+;;
 (package! dumb-jump)
 (when (featurep! :completion ivy)
   (package! ivy-xref))