diff --git a/core/me-builtin.el b/core/me-builtin.el
index d137401b..89e4a980 100644
--- a/core/me-builtin.el
+++ b/core/me-builtin.el
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ or file path may exist now."
   ;; PEP8 recommends two spaces
   (+setq-hook! python-mode comment-inline-offset 2))
 
+(use-package compat
+  :ensure t)
+
 (use-package crm
   :config
   ;; From: https://github.com/a-schaefers/spartan-emacs/blob/main/spartan-layers/spartan-vertico.el
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 30d62b54..d9d7d3ab 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ minemacs-lazy' can be loaded."
 
 (unless minemacs-builtin-only-p
   (require 'me-bootstrap)
+  (require 'compat) ; Needed by other packages
   (mapc #'+load (mapcar (apply-partially #'format "%s%s.el" minemacs-modules-dir) minemacs-modules)))
 
 (run-hooks 'minemacs-after-loading-modules-hook)