diff --git a/core/core-packages.el b/core/core-packages.el
index 8151a85ce..d6bfea435 100644
--- a/core/core-packages.el
+++ b/core/core-packages.el
@@ -362,10 +362,11 @@ MODULES is an malformed plist of modules to load."
             ((let ((submodule (if (listp m) (car m) m))
                    (flags     (if (listp m) (cdr m))))
                (let ((path (doom-module-find-path module submodule)))
-                 (doom-module-set module submodule :flags flags :path path)
-                 (push `(let ((doom--current-module ',(cons module submodule)))
-                          (load! init ,path t))
-                       load-forms))))))
+                 (when path
+                   (doom-module-set module submodule :flags flags :path path)
+                   (push `(let ((doom--current-module ',(cons module submodule)))
+                            (load! init ,path t))
+                         load-forms)))))))
     `(let (file-name-handler-alist)
        (setq doom-modules ',doom-modules)
        (let ((doom--initializing t))