1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/.emacs b/.emacs
index b7a9eb4..ab0e3e1 100644
--- a/.emacs
+++ b/.emacs
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 ;; resets global-page-break-lines-mode to nil.  Cue Custom shrugging,
 ;; "changed outside Customize".
 
-(require 'package)
-(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/"))
-(package-initialize)
+;; NB: starting from Emacs 27, package-initialize is automatically
+;; called before loading the user's init file, unless
+;; package-enable-at-startup is set to nil in the early init file.
+(when (version< emacs-version "27")
+  (package-initialize))
 
 (setq custom-file "~/.emacs-custom.el")
 (load custom-file)