diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index 9c040e8..f032939 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -218,6 +218,11 @@ pre-early-init.el, and post-early-init.el.")
 (when minimal-emacs-debug
   (setq message-log-max 16384))
 
+;; In PGTK, this timeout introduces latency. Reducing it from the default 0.1
+;; improves responsiveness of childframes and related packages.
+(when (boundp 'pgtk-wait-for-event-timeout)
+  (setq pgtk-wait-for-event-timeout 0.001))
+
 ;;; Performance: Miscellaneous options
 
 ;; Font compacting can be very resource-intensive, especially when rendering
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 0455668..e1f8f54 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -85,11 +85,6 @@
 (setq visible-bell nil)
 (setq ring-bell-function #'ignore)
 
-;; In PGTK, this timeout introduces latency. Reducing it from the default 0.1
-;; improves responsiveness of childframes and related packages.
-(when (boundp 'pgtk-wait-for-event-timeout)
-  (setq pgtk-wait-for-event-timeout 0.001))
-
 ;;; Show-paren
 
 (setq show-paren-delay 0.1