diff --git a/system/home/emacs/init.el b/system/home/emacs/init.el
index 60dafbc6..83a69cec 100644
--- a/system/home/emacs/init.el
+++ b/system/home/emacs/init.el
@@ -474,6 +474,11 @@
 ;; Bind extra `describe-*' commands
 (keymap-global-set "C-h K" #'describe-keymap)
 
+(use-package text-mode
+  :defer t
+  :custom
+  (text-mode-ispell-word-completion nil))
+
 ;; turn on spell checking, if available.
 (use-package ispell
   :custom