diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c991c56..048e365 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -557,6 +557,8 @@ To configure `corfu` and `cape`, add the following to `~/.emacs.d/post-init.el`:
 
 [Add the elpaca bootstrap code](https://github.com/progfolio/elpaca?tab=readme-ov-file#installer) to `~/.emacs.d/pre-init.el`:
 ``` elisp
+(setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
+
 (defvar elpaca-installer-version 0.8)
 (defvar elpaca-directory (expand-file-name "elpaca/" user-emacs-directory))
 (defvar elpaca-builds-directory (expand-file-name "builds/" elpaca-directory))