diff --git a/core/core.el b/core/core.el
index 5da7c9324..32930dec9 100644
--- a/core/core.el
+++ b/core/core.el
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
 ;;
 ;;; Bootstrap:
 
-(message "> Autoloads? %s" (if (require 'autoloads nil t) "Yes" "No"))
+(unless (require 'autoloads nil t)
+  (load (concat narf-emacs-dir "scripts/generate-autoloads.el"))
+  (require 'autoloads))
+
 (require 'core-vars)
 (require 'core-defuns)
 (require 'diminish)