diff --git a/lisp/mitch-packages.el b/lisp/mitch-packages.el
index e4bb75b..2a2ecab 100644
--- a/lisp/mitch-packages.el
+++ b/lisp/mitch-packages.el
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   :custom
   (whitespace-style '(face lines-tail))
   (whitespace-line-column 80)
-  (fill-column whitespace-line-column)
+  (fill-column 80)
   :hook
   (prog-mode . whitespace-mode)
   (org-mode . auto-fill-mode))