diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index ecafff20a4..707b0b604b 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@
 ;; General performance tuning
 (when (require-package 'gcmh)
   (setq gcmh-high-cons-threshold (* 128 1024 1024))
-  (add-hook 'after-init-hook 'gcmh)
-  (with-eval-after-load 'diminish
-    (diminish 'gcmh-mode)))
+  (add-hook 'after-init-hook (lambda ()
+                               (gcmh-mode)
+                               (diminish 'gcmh-mode))))
+
 (setq jit-lock-defer-time 0)