diff --git a/nix/config/emacs/init.el b/nix/config/emacs/init.el
index 5584e09..6538034 100644
--- a/nix/config/emacs/init.el
+++ b/nix/config/emacs/init.el
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
   (envrc-global-mode))
 
 (use-package flycheck
-  :defer 3)
+  :hook (clojure-mode . flycheck-mode))
 
 (use-package flycheck-swiftlint
   :after flycheck