diff --git a/modules/lang/markdown/doctor.el b/modules/lang/markdown/doctor.el
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+;; -*- lexical-binding: t; no-byte-compile: t; -*-
+;;; lang/markdown/doctor.el
+
+(when (featurep! +pandoc)
+  (unless (executable-find "pandoc")
+    (warn! "Couldn't find pandoc, markdown-mode may have issues"))